Taking up a plea for contempt proceedings against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly making derogatory remarks about judiciary, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed two newspapers and two channels to file affidavits on the authenticity of their reports on her speech.

Frankly admitting that sometimes judicial overreach disturbed the balance between three branches of state, Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia on Wednesday cautioned the government against tinkering with the independence of judiciary.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday came under attack from political parties and eminent lawyers for alleging there were instances when court judgements have been delivered for mon

Describing Indian judiciary as a very 'valuable' institution, Law Minister Salman Khurshid on Monday stressed the need to strengthen it to combat corruption rather than substituting judges.

"By stre

Telling lies repeatedly in judicial proceedings has proved costly to a man as the Delhi High Court has convicted him for contempt saying such 'unscrupulous litigants' need to be dealt with an iron

In a move which may make public the names of judges against whom complaints have been received by the Law Ministry, the CIC has directed the ministry to disclose the forwarding letters attached wit

A former judge was sentenced to three years in jail on Saturday for taking Rs 2000 as bribe 26 years ago, with the court saying that a judge's ethical firmness is the need of the hour for society a

A judge who makes oral comments against another constitutional authority or individuals, would be liable for 'judicial misconduct' under a Bill passed in Lok Sabha today dealing with complaints agains

The Judiciary in India has been the guiding force behind a number of legislations that have helped in bettering the lives of women.

Thanks to landmark judgments, women are now eligible for a share in

In comments at variance with UPA government's stand, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh favours bringing the Prime Minister and higher judiciary under the purview of Lokpal.

"My view is that t