judicial reform

Kurukshetra, March 22 Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said on Sunday that the legal and ethical framework of the country must be rooted in human welfare.Addressing a gathering at Ambedkar Law College in Kheri Markanda village here, he emphasised that the vision of a developed India is not...

Bengaluru, March 21 Supreme Court Justice B V Nagarathna called for the creation of a judicial reform commission on Saturday to reduce the growing backlog in courts, saying that systemic incentives across stakeholders were contributing to delays in the delivery of justice.She was speaking at...

New Delhi, March 18 – A report highlighting the massive vacancies and mounting case backlog in consumer grievance redressal systems across the country, says the system's effectiveness is being undermined. The report, based on assessments of consumer court functioning from 2021 to 2025, found...

New Delhi, March 16 – R. Venkataramani, Attorney General for India, has called for a new framework for plea bargaining based on social, cultural, and economic theories and practices at the inaugural session of the seminar on “Delivering Justice in Time: Global Practices and Indian Experiences,”...

Seoul, March 12 – A set of judicial reform laws were officially proclaimed on Thursday, allowing constitutional appeals of South Korea's Supreme Court rulings, punishment for judges who intentionally distort legal principles, and an expansion of the top court.The reforms marked the first major...

New Delhi, March 8 Chief Justice of India Surya Kant emphasized the need for greater institutional reforms in the judiciary to promote greater female representation in the legal field, stating that high court collegiums should consider meritorious female lawyers for judicial appointments as a...

New Delhi, February 24 Corruption, a massive backlog of cases, and a lack of an adequate number of judges are among the "challenges" faced by the judicial system, according to the new social science NCERT textbook for class 8.The section "corruption in the judiciary" in the new book states...

Raipur, February 22 Chief Justice of India Surya Kant digitally released an e-souvenir titled 'Nurturing the Future of the Judiciary' on Sunday to commemorate the institutional legacy of the Chhattisgarh State Judicial Academy.The e-souvenir was released at a felicitation ceremony organized...

Lucknow, February 9 The Uttar Pradesh government's strict action against organized crime and mafia networks has led to a decline in the state's crime rate, Finance and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Khanna said on Monday while presenting the Economic Survey for 2025-26 in the assembly...