The Supreme Court on Monday said that it will pass an order of setting up of a Committee of three former High Court judges to look into relief and rehabilitation, remedial measures, compensation, etc. of those affected in the Manipur violence.
The Committee, in its 133rd Report on the subject 'Judicial Processes and their reform', says it feels that the "age of retirement of judges needs to be increased in sync with the increase in the longevity and advancement in medical sciences leading to improved health of the population."
Noting lack of reservation, department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice recommended for adequate representation of various sections of Indian society in the judicial appointments at High Courts and Supreme Court level to strengthen
"As far as the Congress leaders and Rahul Gandhi are concerned, I would like to congratulate them on the restoration of the membership. I also congratulate the Supreme Court. After this decision, the faith in democracy and the courts has increased,” said SP chief.
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the pleas of Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji and his wife challenging the Madras High Court's judgment which held his arrest legal by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the money laundering case.
Former United States President Donald Trump claimed that there is “no way” he will get a fair trial over the 2020 election fraud case, that he faces — and called for moving the case to a different venue and a different judge to oversee the federal case, New York Post reported.
Claiming that former prime minister Imran Khan is being denied to meet his lawyers in Attock Jail, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has urged the judiciary to take action against the government's "unlawful behaviour," Geo News reported on Sunday.
Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Bhubaneswar arrested two accused persons on Saturday from Bhubaneswar and they will now be produced in court of sub-divisional judicial magistrate, Phulbani.
“We do not know whether Imran Khan will get any legal relief. It is true that in the past the Supreme Court had sort of stood by him. But whether it will now stand or not, we have to wait and see,” Fabian said on Pakistan-Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party filing a petition in the Lahore High Court