Centre sensitive to judges' predicament: to spend Rs 35 crore for five-year study on psychological impact of 2.77 crore pending cases; work to be taken up by National Mission For Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms [TOI]
10-member panel relieves Pune District Court of 45,000 'stale & ineffective' cases under section 238 of CrPC. 12,000 more cases to be binned soon. [Indian Express]
Tribal brothers pose road block to Lavasa power from acquiring land in Pune; plea suggests misinterpretation of certain provisions under Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1956 by Urban Development Dept. in its notification; Advocate Prakash Ambedkar represents tribal brothers [DNA]
District judges AV Ramakrishna Pillai and Babu Matthew P Joseph elevated to Kerala High Court Judges: currently serving as Kerala High Court Registrar General and Wayanad District Judge respectively. [IBN Live]
Special CBI Judge Ritu Tagore adjourns cash-at judge's door case against former P&H High Court judge Nirmal Yadav till 4 February [Outlook]
CBI tells Delhi HC that charges against Essar & Loop must be heard in special 2G court and not in magisterial court [India Today]
CBI to file charge-sheet against CA-cum-advocate & ITAT member SK Tulsiyan and others for allegations of unduly influencing ITAT orders [Moneylife / Indian Express]
A division bench of Justice HL Dattu and Justice CK Prasad passed a split verdict on 1997 Delhi Blast death sentence case [NDTV]
RTIs reveal 'confusion' in judiciary about dealing with defiant judges; RTI activist appeals to Dept of Justice to clarify position [Moneylife]
Lawyer kills self in Jaipur, family accuse police of harassment; lawyers agitate, boycott courts and block roads leading to Jaipur sessions court [TOI]