Judiciary
Legal luminaries to deliberate on ‘Judicial Independence in a Digital & Globalised World’ at the 5th Justice H. R. Khanna Memorial Symposium on August 1
The Symposium is being organised virtually in honour of Late Justice H. R. Khanna, whose unwavering commitment to constitutional morality, judicial independence and civil liberties continues to inspire generations of lawyers, judges and legal scholars.
Moment of Anger, Years of Proceedings: Kerala HC Closes 7-Year-Old Criminal Contempt Case Against Congress MP Kumbakudi Sudhakaran After Apology
The proceedings arose out of a public speech delivered by Congress MP Kumbakudi Sudhakaran on 3 August 2019. During the speech, he made remarks concerning the Judges who had rendered the judgment.
President Appoints Four Chief Justices and One Senior Advocate to Supreme Court, Taking Working Strength Closer to New Sanctioned Strength of 38
The President of India has appointed four High Court Chief Justices and Senior Advocate V. Mohana as Judges of the Supreme Court of India, implementing the recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium on 27 May 2026.
Collegium Recommends Elevation of 4 Chief Justices and Senior Advocate V. Mohana to Supreme Court
The Collegium recommendations were declared on 27 May 2026 following Collegium meetings held on 22 and 27 May 2026.
NCERT Class-8 textbook Judiciary Chapter | SC takes suo motu cognizance, orders nationwide withdrawal, issues contempt notice
Observing that decontextualised criticism in a school curriculum may undermine institutional dignity and influence impressionable minds, the Supreme Court ordered seizure of all copies of the NCERT Grade-8 textbook and issued show-cause notices for criminal contempt.
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.
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.”