Judge bars use of 'My Lord' in court
Times of India (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
It is more than three years since a move to discard a colonial practice was first mooted. But the first step towards actually doing so came from a Madras HC judge.
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HCs functioning with just 3/4th judges
Times of India (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
The daunting task that lies ahead for the 21 high courts in the country is not just to clear a massive backlog of four million pending cases, but also to do with only three-fourth the judges sitting on the bench.
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3 High Court Judges take oath
Hindu (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
The number of judges goes up to 18
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CJI has second thoughts on judges' assets
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishnan had recently said judges would disclose details of their their dependents' assets on the court's website. But they haven't.
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Tamang case 'referred' to another HC judge
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
The development came in the wake of justice HN Devani directing the petitioner to place the petition before justice Jhaveri, who is hearing the related cases. Singhal had filed a petition before the HC seeking to quash an inquiry report prepared by magistrate SP Tamang, who concluded that Ishrat Jahan, Javed Shaikh and two others were gunned down by the Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) on June 15, 2004....
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Kerala HC judges first to disclose assets
Times of India (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
In a trail-blazing move, the high court of Kerala has become the first court in the country to post the details of the assets and liabilities of all its judges in the public domain.
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Kerala HC judges make assets public
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
The Kerala high court became the first in the country to declare the assets and liabilities of all 33 judges.
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Steps to bring down the pendency of court cases by Dec 2011
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
The Government proposed a National Arrears Grid to compile accurate data and appoint high court and lower court judges temporarily.
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PF scam: Key accused dies mysteriously
Times of India (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
... with documents that established connivance of a number of judicial officers, including a sitting judge of the Supreme Court (SC), seven of the Allahabad HC, 12 judges of the subordinate courts and six retired HC judges. Allegations were that Asthana connived with judicial officers to fraudulently release provident fund of class III and IV employees of the Ghaziabad district...
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Kerala CM announces Rs 1L for kin, Sonia tears into govt
Times of India (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
... as shocking and said his government had decided to conduct an inquiry into the mishap by a sitting HC judge. The CM also announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the families of the dead. All arrangements to transport the bodies and those who survived the tragedy back to their homes were made by the state government.