High Courts
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Supreme Court steps in on bail delays, orders high courts to fix clear timelines | Key points
India | May 11, 2026, 12:40 PM ISTThe Supreme Court has expressed serious concern over the persistent delay in bail hearings across several high courts and suggested systemic changes to speed up the judicial process.
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Five high courts get new Chief Justices in major judicial reshuffle | Check details here
India | Jul 14, 2025, 08:14 PM ISTJustice Sanjeev Sachdeva, currently serving as the Acting Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, has been formally appointed as its Chief Justice. Justice Vibhu Bakhru, a judge at the Delhi High Court, will now assume the role of Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court.
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Retired judges pen letter to CJI Chandrachud, raise concerns over attempts to 'undermine judiciary'
India | Apr 15, 2024, 11:17 AM ISTIn a letter addressed to Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, they criticized certain factions for trying to influence judicial processes through pressure tactics and misinformation. While not citing specific incidents, the letter coincided with heightened political tensions.
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SC stays further proceedings before HCs in matters involving challenges to IT Rules
India | May 09, 2022, 05:38 PM ISTA bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and A S Oka passed the order while hearing a batch of petitions, including those raising the issue of hate speech and seeking regulations for OTT (over-the-top) platforms.
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SC collegium recommends 8 names for appointment as chief justices in High Courts
India | Sep 17, 2021, 05:19 PM ISTBesides the CJI, the three-member collegium which deals with appointment in high courts includes Justices U U Lalit and A M Khanwilkar.
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India's judge-population ratio goes up marginally in last three years
India | Jan 07, 2018, 12:47 PM ISTThe country's judge-population ratio has gone up marginally in the past three years against the backdrop of increased sanctioned strength, latest data of the law ministry says.
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War of words between CJI, Law Minister over judicial appointments
India | Nov 27, 2016, 07:09 AM ISTLaw Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today strongly disagreed with the claims made by Chief Justice of India T S Thakur that there is shortage of judges in high courts and tribunals require government intervention as
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India’s top courts take 10-15 years to decided on a case, says Law ministry study
India | Jun 22, 2016, 12:25 PM ISTstays on proceedings ordered by India’s top courts – High Courts and the Supreme Court – leads to delays in trial of up to 6.5 years.
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Govt study points to judicial ‘in’efficiency, says more judges do not mean lower pendency
India | Jun 20, 2016, 01:24 PM IST"There is no direct relation between judge-population ratio and the pending cases," said the study
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With collegium back, it will have to fill over 400 vacancies in HC
India | Oct 18, 2015, 12:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: With the collegium system staging a comeback after a gap of six months, it has its task cut out -- to fill over 400 vacancies in high courts and appointing full-time chief justices
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Fast track courts trying corruption cases against politicians down to 815 since 2000: RTI
India | Jun 15, 2015, 08:17 PM ISTMumbai: The number of functional Fast Track Courts hearing corruption cases against politicians has come down to almost half at 815 since 2000, an RTI query has revealed.According to figures furnished by the Ministry of
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SC fiat to Centre on establishing National Court of Appeal
India | Feb 28, 2014, 10:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre and the Ministry of Law on the issue of establishment of a National Court of Appeal with regional benches in major cities to finally
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National Lok Adalat to be held tomorrow across the country
India | Nov 22, 2013, 06:01 PM ISTNew Delhi: For the first time, Lok Adalats will be held tomorrow across the country in all courts including the Supreme Court and High Courts aiming to dispose of lakhs of cases in a day.The
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Allow adoption of juvenile delinquents, CJI tells high courts
India | Jan 27, 2013, 10:28 PM ISTKochi, Jan 27: Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir today said, he had requested Chief Justices of various High Courts to set up a court in every district where cases of rehabilitating juvenile delinquents could
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Tripura, Manipur, Meghalaya to get separate high courts by December
India | Nov 26, 2012, 03:41 PM ISTAgartala, Nov 26: Three northeastern states -- Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya -- would get their own full-fledged high courts by next month as the required formalities are almost complete, an official here said Monday."The Supreme
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Chief Justice Asks SC, High Courts To Put All Graft Cases On Fast Track
India | Dec 13, 2010, 06:49 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 13: The Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia has directed the Supreme Court, all High Courts and districts courts in the country to put all corruption related cases on "fast track"