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New Delhi, January 16 (IANS) Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju has written to Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud suggesting to include the government representatives on the collegium, which decides on judges' appointment.

Our cities are not equipped to handle the surge in population

Dhankhar said that by scrapping the National Judicial Appointment Commission, which was established by an Act of parliament, the top court severely compromised parliamentary sovereignty.

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A day after Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar made observations over the judiciary, Congress MP and former union minister Manish Tewari on Saturday said that there has been a concerted attempt by the Centre to delegitimise the decision-making process of the higher judiciary.

Describing the Indian Constitution as a feminist document which gave right to vote to women, poor and marginalised sections of society ahead of many western democracies, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has said it’s truly a product of Indian imagination.

Human right appeal, National Commission of Human Rights (NCHR) Act 2012, custodial torture throughout the country, violations

In a welcome move, the government has designated the Courts of District and Session Judges Islamabad as Human Rights Courts for speedy trial of offences related to the peoples human rights. The...

In a significant move to get a first-hand appraisal of the functioning of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and the implementation of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act on the ground, a delegation of PRIs from Kerala on Saturday paid a visit to the Tangmarg area of Jammu and Kashmirs Baramulla.

In a significant move to get a first-hand appraisal of the functioning of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and the implementation of the 73rd Constitutional A