India Has 879 Fast Track Courts Operational, 1800 Recommended: Law Ministry
Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal updates Parliament on Fast Track Courts: 879 functional across 22 States/UTs, handling pending cases from 2015—2020.
Judiciary
73-year-old being harassed for 20 years: Allahabad High Court calls up Trial Court for “lethargy in duty”
“The Trial Court after almost 11 years issued Non-Bailable Warrants to the persecution witnesses but till date, not a single witness has appeared before it to give evidence.”
‘This is attack on entire judiciary’: Jharkhand High Court condemns hooliganism made in open Court by advocate upon rejection of anticipatory bail
“If he will be allowed to go scot free, message will go in the society that anything can be stopped to be delivered by a Judge for if such type of hooliganism is made in the open Court.”
2025 SCC Vol. 7 Part 4
2025 SCC Vol. 7 Part 4: Explore the latest Supreme Court Cases on Arbitration, Judiciary, Insolvency and Bankruptcy, Land Acquisition, and Service Law.
President appoints 19 Advocates, Judicial Officers as Judges in 3 High Courts
In a press note issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice, the President appointed 19 Advocates and Judicial Officers as Judges and Additional Judges in Gauhati, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana High Court.
Supreme Court Collegium recommends 19 names for appointments in 6 High Courts
The Collegium led by Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai held a meeting on 28-07-2025 to approve and recommend the appointment of several judges in Karnataka, Calcutta, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, and Bombay High Court.
“As we sow, so shall we reap”: MP High Court Criticizes Feudal Mindset in Judiciary, Grants Relief to Illegally Terminated District Judge
“Instances of the District Judges personally attending to High Court Judges (as desired by them) on railway platforms and waiting on them with refreshments, are commonplace thus perpetuating a colonial decadence with a sense of entitlement.”
‘Even seat of justice cannot guarantee immunity from gendered abuse’; Delhi HC upholds sentence of an advocate who threatened/abused woman judge in courtroom
“When the dignity of any judicial officer is torn by way of use of filthy words proved beyond reasonable doubt, the law must act as the thread that would mend and restore it.”
“Justice is a sleeping force which judges must breathe life into and awaken”: Justice Surya Kant speaks at release of Former CJI N.V. Ramana’s book
On 07-05-2025, EBC organised a book release event for the launch of Former CJI N.V. Ramana’s book titled ‘Narratives off the Bench: A Judge Speaks’ at the Delhi High Court.
“Judiciary is [one of] the last remaining spaces of hope for common man”: Former CJI N.V. Ramana at his book release ‘Narratives off the Bench: A Judge Speaks’
On 07-05-2025, EBC organised a book release event for the launch of Former CJI N.V. Ramana’s book titled ‘Narratives off the Bench: A Judge Speaks’ at the Delhi High Court.
Misguiding the Court to pass an order, which was never intended to be complied with, is commission of Contempt: SC
“Misuse of the process of Court with an intent to tarnish the image of judiciary, threatening the integrity, and the efficiency of the judicial system cannot be allowed to be overlooked”.
Supreme Court Judges decide to place their declaration of assets on Court Website upon assuming office
Placing the declaration of assets on the Supreme Court website will be on a voluntary basis.
P&H HC directs appointment of Civil Judge candidate who failed after being deprived of 2.5 marks despite writing correct answer
The petitioner answered the question correctly but was not awarded marks, even though other candidates were awarded marks for the same answer.
‘Limit of 15% marks in viva voce can be exceeded in judiciary exams’; Punjab and Haryana HC denies relief to judiciary aspirant who failed by 6.75 marks
“In matters of recruitment to services, interference to the process of recruitment when otherwise conducted in a transparent, fair and reasonable manner with no allegation of malafides cannot be gone into in the limited power of judicial review of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution.”