Should we have more women judges ? By Justice Katju
I read today on page 13 of ‘The Hindu’ newspaper ( Chennai edition ) that the Supreme Court Bar Association…
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Central government extends tenure of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta for three more years triggering fierce debates over institutional favoritism
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta has just received another three years in his post from the central government. The Department of Personnel and Training quietly released…
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Caste atrocity prone By Justice Katju
In the Times of India Chennai Edition of today, 30th August, a news item has been published on page 8…
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I am also KarunanidhiWhen I was Chief Justice of the Madras High Court ( 2004-2005 ) a lawyer was arguing…
Returning home By Justice Katju
I am leaving for Chennai today, 28th August, where I will be for a couple of days. It will be…
Long live Justice Nagarathna !
By Justice Katju I regard Justice BV Nagarathna as the best Judge in the Indian Supreme Court today, erudite, upright…
‘Apathy’ Towards Schools: Court Criticizes State After Building Collapses
The Rajasthan High Court has taken suo motu cognizance with regard to the collapse of a government school building which it has blamed on the negligence of the state government with regard to school infrastructure maintenance. The court has castigated the insensitivity of the government and have given strong orders to inspect the situation in all the schools, make a plan to repair them and not to curtail the education of the involved students. By this intervention the judiciary is demonstrating its commitment to upholding the constitutional right of children in getting a secure education.
Church Trust’s Preferential Right Upheld: Supreme Court Strikes Down Slum Land Acquisition in Saldanha Real Estate Case
Presided by: Justice Surya Kant, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, Supreme Court of IndiaAppellants: Saldanha Real Estate Pvt. Ltd., Shri Kadeshwari CHS…
My email to the President of SCWLA by Justice Katju
To The President Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association Mahalakshmi Pavani mahalakshmipavani.39@gmail.com Madam, Please read this article and share it with…
My email to Mahalakshmi Pavani, President
SCWLA( mahalakshmipavani@hotmail.com sradvmahalakshmipavani@gmail.com ) To The PresidentSupreme Court Women Lawyers AssociationMahalakshmi PavaniMadam,Please read this article and share it with members…
To the members of the Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association, and other lady lawyers in India By Justice Katju
My sisters and daughters, You took offence at the winking remark by me on a fb post, which was made…