A Kerala court yesterday ordered police investigations into charges of amassing disproportionate wealth against former CJI (Chief Justice of India) K G Balakrishnan and family while the IT (Income Tax) department initiates probe in a related development. Kochi’s police commissioner as well as the ci...

The Government is planning to set-up a super-regulator to wield control over all quasi-judicial authorities functioning in India.

Higher judges would now be made accountable to the public for alleged acts of misconduct and corruption as the long-awaited Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill 2010 wins Cabinet approval as an Oversight Committee is being set up.

The higher echelons of the judiciary voluntarily agreed to disclose their assets after a full court room meeting of Supreme Court judges yesterday. The move will allow the public to view the movable and immovable property of judges and dependants on the official website of the Supreme Court.

Law and Justice Minister Veerappa Moily wants India to “become the resource reservoir of the global legal fraternity” after upgrading the quality of its legal education system.