-The Hindu Representation of collegium members other than the CJI is among the lowest during Chief Justice Dipak Misra’s term Chief Justice Dipak Misra’s role as Master of the Roster was called into question by the other four judges in the Supreme Court collegium in January. While their complaint was about cases being “assigned selectively” to benches of “preference”, how have members of the collegium been represented in major cases (those with...
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SC wants to know in 10 days when Lokpal will be appointed
-The Indian Express Attorney General K K Venugopal, appearing for the Centre, placed before the bench the written instructions which he had received from the government on the issue of appointment of Lokpal. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought a report from the central government about the appointment of anti-graft ombudsman Lokpal in the country. The top court asked the government to file an affidavit within 10 days mentioning details...
More »Only 12 of 23 Supreme Court judges have disclosed their assets: Official website -Seema Chishti
-The Indian Express According to the website, all the judges, who have declared their assets, own some land. It shows that the top two judges don’t own a car. New Delhi: Of the 23 judges presently in the Supreme Court, from a sanctioned strength of 31, only 12 have disclosed their assets on the official website. According to the Supreme Court website, the 11 judges who are yet to disclose their assets...
More »1,765 lawmakers have criminal cases against them, Centre tells Supreme Court -Krishnadas Rajagopal
-The Hindu Says ?78 crore allocated for setting up special courts to try them in 11 States The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that 1,765 members of Parliament and the Assemblies have criminal cases against them. Of a total 3,816 cases against them, 3,045 are still pending. Uttar Pradesh tops the list with 248 legislators, Tamil Nadu comes second with 178 and then Bihar follows with 144. Exclusive courts The affidavit by the Centre is...
More »Judge crisis looms if govt sits on files -R Balaji
-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Supreme Court's working strength would by year end fall to a low of 18 judges against the sanctioned strength of 31 if the government, locked in a standoff with the judiciary, continues resisting fresh appointments. Those due to retire this year include Chief Justice Dipak Misra (October 2) and Justices J. Chelameswar (June 22), Madan B. Lokur (December 30), Kurian Joseph (November 29), R.K. Agrawal (May 4)...
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