Judiciary
- Telangana
Telangana HC upholds Telugu proficiency requirement for judicial aspirants
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has upheld the requirement for candidates aspiring to join the state judicial service as judges and magistrates to be proficient in Telugu. This decision was made by…
- Pakistan
Pak Parliament passes constitutional amendment bill capping chief justice’s term
Islamabad: Following an overnight debate, Pakistan’s National Assembly passed the controversial judicial amendment bill early on Monday, capping the chief justice’s tenure to three years. The National Assembly passed the 26th Constitution…
- India
MUDA case: I have faith in judiciary, truth will prevail, says Karnataka CM
Mysuru: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah, facing a probe into the MUDA ‘scam’ case, on Thursday, October 3, asserted that he is conducting himself by his conscience and confident that truth would prevail…
- Pakistan
Petition filed against Pak PM Shehbaz for calling country’s judiciary ‘black sheep’
Lahore: A petition was filed in a Pakistani court here on Friday seeking contempt proceedings against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif over his contentious remarks, calling serving judges of the country’s judiciary “black…
- Telangana
Telangana HC recruitment for 150 civil judge posts announced: Check details
Hyderabad: Telangana High Court has announced a recruitment notification for 150 permanent positions of civil judge (junior division) through its official website. The online application portal for civil judge (junior division) is…
- India
VP Dhankhar calls for neutralising ‘anti-national’ narrative regarding judiciary
New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday called for neutralising the “anti-national” narrative regarding India’s judicial system and democratic fabric, saying it cannot be compromised by any individual or group. He…
- India
PM Modi slams Congress over lawyers’ letter to CJI over ‘vested interest group’
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said it is a “vintage Congress culture” to browbeat and bully others, remarks that came in reaction to more than 600 lawyers writing to…
- Middle East
Iranian, 4 Iraqis get life term for killing US citizen
Baghdad: The Iraqi judiciary has sentenced an Iranian citizen and four Iraqi nationals to life imprisonment for killing a US citizen in Baghdad last year, the country’s Interior Ministry said in a…
- India
Lot of corruption happening in judiciary, says Gehlot
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday alleged that corruption is growing in the judiciary. “Today, a lot of corruption is happening in the judiciary. What many lawyers take in writing,…
- Middle East
Israelis resume protests against judicial reforms despite negotiations
Jerusalem: Tens of thousands of Israelis resume demonstrations in the coastal city of Tel Aviv, calling for a complete cancellation of the government’s judicial overhaul plan, according to the local media. The…
- India
Remarks on judiciary: Lawyers body moves SC seeking action against Dhankhar
New DelhiL The Bombay Lawyers Association on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court against a high court decision dismissing its PIL against Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar over…
- Middle East
India: Israel embassy shuts in protest against its PM over new judicial laws
Soon after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacked defence minister Yoav Gallant for opposing the former’s controversial reforms that overhaul the judicial system, Israel’s embassy in India called for a protest against their…
- Middle East
In a big jolt to Israel PM Netanyahu, Defence min calls to halt ‘judicial reforms’
Jerusalem: Yielding to unprecedented protests, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Saturday called upon the government to stop the controversial judicial overhaul legislation sticking his neck out amid Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s…
- India
Differences between govt, judiciary can’t be construed as confrontation: Rijiju
Chennai: Asserting that differences were inevitable in a democracy, Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiran Rijiju said differences between government and judiciary cannot be construed as confrontation. He denied any clash…
- India
CJI deplores ‘absymal’ women-men ratio in legal profession
Madurai: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Saturday flagged the “abysmal” women-to-men ratio in the legal profession and called for ensuring equal opportunities for women, asserting that there was no…
