Irregularity in SSC Exams
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The petitioner sought multiple reliefs including constitution of a Court appointed Committee to oversee future SSC examinations, including the forthcoming CGL 2025 exam.

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Justice Shree Chandrashekhar
Appointments & TransfersNews

On 25-8-2025, the Supreme Court Collegium headed by CJI B.R. Gavai, recommended the name of Justice Shree Chandrashekhar as the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court.

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Justice Tara
Appointments & TransfersNews

On 27-8-2025, the Supreme Court of India had notified the Collegium’s decision to recommend transfer/repatriation of 14 Judges, including Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju.

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14 JOs & 12 Advocates recommended as Judges
Appointments & TransfersNews

As of 1-9-2025, the working judicial strength of Allahabad High Court (Additional and Permanent) is 84 Judges as against the sanctioned strength of 160 Judges.

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conviction of men who raped a minor
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“It is always a matter of utter failure for the system when a culprit, that too of a heinous sexual offence, manages to walk free by entangling the victim in misapplication of procedural rules, without the knowledge of the victim and without any control of the victim”.

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Advocate Arun Kumar
Appointments & TransfersNews

Advocate Arun Kumar was recommended for elevation as High Court Judge on 9-5-2023, when the Supreme Court Collegium was led by former CJI D.Y Chandrachud.

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seizure of steno book
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court was considering a SLP wherein it was indicated that an order for rejection of anticipatory bail, was not uploaded on the website of Punjab & Haryana High Court.

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recruitment process governed by statutes
Case Briefs

“In the present case, not only benchmarks are being set after the game has been played, rather the State has decided that a portion of the game itself, the step of interview, should not have been played at all”.

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Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra
Know thy Judge

Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra, who started his legal career from the District Courts and then High Courts of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, was appointed as Supreme Court Judge on 18-5-2023.

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Presidential reference seeking removal
Case BriefsSupreme Court

A Presidential Reference under Article 317 of the Constitution was made before the Supreme Court levelling 6 charges against the accused Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission Member and sought her removal from service.

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oath as Supreme court judges
Appointments & TransfersNews

The Judges were recommended for elevation by the Collegium on 25-8-2025 and in a record display of speed, the Ministry of Law and Justice confirmed the recommendations on 27-8-2025.

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ACJs of Bombay HC & Patna HC
Appointments & TransfersNews

Appointments for Acting Chief Justices for Bombay and Patna High Courts were made in consequence of their Chief Justices being elevated to the Supreme Court.

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14 Advocates appointed as Additional Judges
Appointments & TransfersNews

The Supreme Court Collegium on 19-8-2025 had recommended the names of 14 Advocates as Additional Judges of Bombay High Court.

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reconsideration of death sentence under Art. 32
Case BriefsSupreme Court

In a significant decision, a 3-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court explored the contours of Article 32 of the Constitution to answer whether death sentence which has attained finality, can be revisited at all?

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Justice Alok Aradhe Justice Vipul M. Pancholi appointed SC Judges
Appointments & TransfersNews

The Supreme Court Collegium on 25-8-2025, recommended the appointed of the 2 High Court Chief Justices as Supreme Court Judges.

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Transfer of 14 HC Judges
Appointments & TransfersNews

The Collegium led by CJI B.R. Gavai made the transfer/repatriation recommendations in meetings held on 25/26-8-2025.

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contractual Assistant Professors
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court found it disturbing that Assistant professors appointed on contractual basis during 2011 to 2025 continued to draw monthly salary of Rs. 30,000.

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blow with school bag not Child Abuse
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The offence of “child abuse” cannot be attracted to every trivial or isolated incident involving a child, but must necessarily co-relate with acts involving cruelty, exploitation, deliberate ill-treatment, or conduct intended to cause harm”.

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9 Permanent Judges for 2 HCs
Appointments & TransfersNews

The Collegium recommended appointing 6 Permanent Judges for Bombay High Court and 3 Permanent Judges for Kerala High Court.

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Justice Shree Chandrashekhar
Appointments & TransfersNews

Justice Shree Chandrashekhar’s parent High Court is Jharkhand High Court. He was thereafter transferred to Rajasthan High Court and then to Bombay High Court,

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