Supreme Court of India
Judge sacked for tardiness but remains a civil servant
A judge has been dismissed from the judiciary over her extremely tardy handling of dozens of cases, following a unanimous decision by the Supreme Court's 48-member disciplinary committee.
Several complaints had been lodged about the judge, not just by lawyers but also defendants and plaintiffs, over the years.
Sweeping changes in store for judicial system
An ambitious plan to introduce a new judicial charter and structural changes to the justice system will be debated by Cabinet later this month after being presented to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis last week by the Justice Ministry.
Its ratification is being expedited, as it is one of the key prerequisites of the EU's Recovery Fund for the disbursement of important tranches.
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Justice minister advocates new charter amid judicial row
Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç has proposed the necessity of drafting a new constitution in the wake of a deepening disagreement between the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court over the imprisonment of MP Can Atalay.
The minister's proposition aligns with the long-standing efforts of the government.
Two top courts at loggerheads
The Supreme Court of Appeals has decided to file criminal complaints against members of the Constitutional Court over a profound disagreement on the case of imprisoned Workers' Party of Türkiye (TİP) lawmaker Can Atalay, in a first and unprecedented legal dispute in the history of the Turkish judiciary.
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Beleri alleges political expediency behind judicial delays
Fredi Beleri, the mayor-elect of Himare, in southern Albania, currently held in detention pending trial on corruption charges, has accused judicial authorities of intentionally delaying the case for political convenience.
New Supreme Court leadership imminent
The government is due to select a new president and prosecutor for the Supreme Court by the end of the month, responding to the urgent need for reform, given the enormous problems in justice system, and in particular delays in issuing judgments.
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Top court rejects request to block treasury aid to HDP
The Constitutional Court has dismissed the Supreme Court of Appeals' request to halt the treasury aid allocated to the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), deliberated on the grounds that the party did not participate in the May 14 elections.
Jailed neo-Nazi to appeal court decision blocking him from May 21 elections
National Party founder and leader Ilias Kasidiaris on Wednesday said he will appeal the Supreme Court's decision to block his party's participation in the May 21 national elections.
Supreme Court excludes Bogdanos party from general election
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Patriotic Union party of outgoing MP Konstantinos Bogdanos and Prodromos Emfietzoglou cannot contest the upcoming elections due to issues with its name and logo.
It is understood that a party called Patriotic Union-Greek Popular Coalition complained that Bogdanos and Emfietzoglou had appropriated its name.
Below-par judges costing the judiciary
When the current president of the Supreme Court, Maria Georgiou, assumed office in June 2021, she immediately ruled that judges who were not doing their jobs properly, to the detriment of citizens and the institution of the judiciary, should be removed.
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