Should Judges Still Be Called 'Lords'?

'Lawyers don't know if a particular judge would like being addressed as 'Sir', and thus the colonial terms are 'safe' to use.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   'How many times will......

Justice Kurian Joseph, part of controversial Jan 12 presser, retires

Justice Kurian Joseph, third senior-most judge of the Supreme Court who was one of the four senior judges to have conducted an unprecedented January 12 presser mounting a virtual revolt against the......

Will Veerappan aides' case impact Rajiv killers' freedom?

'A precedent in the Rajv killers' plea for freedom may flow from slain brigand Veerappan’s 2000 demand for the release of 109 associates languishing in prisons in Karnataka for him to release......

SC says Aadhaar can't be made compulsory for welfare schemes

The Supreme Court on Monday made it clear that Aadhaar cards cannot be made mandatory by the government and its agencies for extending benefits of social welfare schemes. A bench comprising Chief......

India is proficient in making laws but lax in enforcing them

The loudest criticism of the new black money law is that while it is meant to prosecute and punish Indians with illegal foreign incomes and assets, the much bigger problem of black money in the......

AI aircraft purchase: SC seeks probe report from CBI

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked Central Bureau of Investigation to apprise it of the status of its probe, if any, into alleged irregularities in purchase or hiring of 111 aircraft for Air......

Additional spectrum case: Relief to Sunil Mittal, Ravi Ruia

In a relief to Bharti Cellular Ltd chief executive officer-cum-managing editor Sunil Bharti Mittal and Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia, the Supreme Court on Friday set aside the order of the special......

Supreme Court happy with SIT probe into black money

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said ‘some progress’ has been made by SIT which has initiated steps for bringing back black money stashed away by Indian citizens in foreign banks.......

Maybe India needs this Dream XI!

So India lost its first World Twenty20 game on Tuesday night.Maybe, we fielded the wrong team :)Haresh Pandya picks 11 India greats who never played the shortest format, but can take on any team in......