New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Taking aim at the Opposition, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday listed Congress-era actions, including the 1975 Emergency, and compared them with current committee-based selections for government agencies and institutions, adding that the public will understand as “people of India are not fools”. He launched a scathing attack on the Opposition over the allegations against the government agencies, the Election Commission, the media and the judicia…
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New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court of India is set to hear on Saturday a petition filed by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) challenging an order of the Calcutta High Court that dismissed its plea against the Election Commission of India (ECI) decision to appoint Central government and Central Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) employees as counting supervisors and assistants for the West Bengal Assembly elections.As per the cause list published on the official website of the apex court, the fres…
Gangtok, May 1 (IANS) Sikkim on Friday was officially declared the country’s first paperless judiciary, marking a major milestone in India’s judicial digitalisation drive. The formal declaration was made by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant during a conclave in Gangtok, attended by judges, legal experts, advocates, and policymakers from across the country. Addressing the gathering, the Chief Justice of India said access to justice in remote and difficult terrains was undergoing a funda…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on a contempt petition alleging non-compliance with its earlier order permitting medical termination of a 15-year-old minor’s pregnancy, warning that contempt of court charges could be framed if its directions were not implemented.A Bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan, while hearing a contempt plea filed by the minor’s mother, directed the Union Health Secretary and the Director of AIIMS, New Delhi, to appe…
Jaipur, April 25 (IANS) Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Saturday emphasised the continued importance of retired judges in strengthening the judiciary, likening them to Rajasthan’s traditional “bawris” (stepwells) that serve as vital reservoirs during times of drought. Addressing a one-day seminar titled ‘The Bench Beyond Retirement’ in Jaipur, the CJI said former judges act as a dependable resource during institutional stress, much like stepwells that sustain communities in arid regio…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to conduct a fresh probe into the alleged rape and murder of a four-year-old child in Uttar Pradesh, observing that the “diabolical nature of the offence” and the apprehensions expressed by the victim’s family warranted intervention by senior authorities.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant directed the Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) to cons…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Monday stressed the urgent need for a transition towards real-time enforcement mechanisms to effectively combat the rapidly evolving threat of cybercrime in the country.Delivering the 22nd D.P. Kohli Memorial Lecture at Bharat Mandapam, the CJI said that traditional enforcement approaches are proving increasingly inadequate in the face of cyber offences that are “transnational, fast-paced and anonymous” in nature.The lectu…
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant will deliver the 22nd D.P. Kohli Memorial Lecture at the Bharat Mandapam here on Monday, with a focus on the growing challenges of cybercrime and the evolving role of police and the judiciary in addressing them.The lecture, organised by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), will centre on the theme — “Challenges of Cyber Crime: Role for Police and Judiciary” — reflecting the increasing intersection of technology, crime, an…
Bengaluru, April 18 (IANS) Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday inaugurated the two-day International Conference on “Sustainable Energy: An Agenda for India @ 2047 – Reimagining Law, Policy, and Innovation for Energy Justice” in Bengaluru. The two-day international conference on “Sustainable Energy: An Agenda for India @ 2047” prominently highlights the initiatives and leadership of the Department of Energy, Government of Karna…
Bengaluru, April 18 (IANS) Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Saturday called for a reimagining of law, policy and innovation to advance energy justice, saying that India’s development path must balance economic growth with environmental sustainability as the country looks ahead to 2047. Delivering the inaugural address at the Commonwealth Legal Education Association (CLEA) International Conference on Sustainable Energy, themed “An Agenda for India @ 2047”, he emphasised that achieving e…