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  Judiciary Row: 56 retired judges rebuke 18 peers over politicisation of the bench

  India | August 26, 2025 20:21 IST

  The 56 ex-judges include former chief justices of India, P Sathasivam and Ranjan Gogoi, a nominated Rajya Sabha member, and retired Supreme Court judges A K Sikri and M R Shah.

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  SC Collegium recommends three HC judges for appointment to Apex court

  India | May 26, 2025 19:06 IST

  The Supreme Court Collegium recommended the elevation of Justices NV Anjaria, Vijay Bishnoi, and Atul S Chandurkar to the Supreme Court to fill existing vacancies.

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  CJI Gavai focuses on key role of 'judges', says 'they can't ignore ground realities...'

  India | May 18, 2025 7:52 IST

  Justice Gavai said that he will make an attempt to reach the commonest mind of this country, the vast majority of its citizens, so that the vision and promise of the Constitution- social and economic equality along with political equality- is brought into reality.

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  Supreme Court judges to publicly declare their assets on assuming office, here' why

  India | April 03, 2025 12:58 IST

  According to the Supreme Court's website, the declaration of assets will also include that of the Chief Justice of India. However, making these declarations public on the court's website will remain a voluntary exercise.

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  Mass transfer of judges in Uttar Pradesh: 582 reassigned, including one in Gyanvapi case

  Uttar Pradesh | March 30, 2025 21:13 IST

  Uttar Pradesh undergoes a major judicial reshuffle with the transfer of 582 judges, including Ravi Kumar Diwakar, who presided over the high-profile Gyanvapi case.

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  No proposal at present to hike salaries, allowances of SC, HC judges: Govt confirms in Rajya Sabha

  India | February 06, 2025 20:16 IST

  The last time the salary, allowances and pensions of Supreme Court and high court judges were hiked in 2017. The government had recently said it would set up the 8the Pay Commission.

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  Gunman shoots hardline judges 'notorious for sentencing journalists, internet users' in Tehran

  World | January 18, 2025 18:34 IST

  Two hardline judges, allegedly involved in the mass execution of dissidents in 1988, were fatally shot dead in Iran's Tehran on Saturday. One of the judges is accused by the US Treasury of 'sentencing scores of journalists and internet users to lengthy prison terms'.

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  Bangladesh cancels judges training programme in India, cites 'Supreme Court directive'

  World | January 05, 2025 18:19 IST

  Bangladesh on Sunday cancelled the judges training programme in India, which was scheduled to be organised from February 10 at the National Judicial Academy and the State Judicial Academy in Madhya Pradesh.

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  Delhi air pollution: CJI Sanjiv Khanna asks judges to allow virtual hearings as smog shrouds city

  Delhi | November 19, 2024 12:58 IST

  The implementation of Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)-IV was announced in Delhi on Sunday after the AQI in the city had plummeted to "severe" pollution levels.

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  Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of 3 lawyers as Delhi HC judges: Check names here

  India | August 21, 2024 20:03 IST

  The Delhi High Court is currently facing a significant shortfall in its judicial strength, with only 39 judges serving against a sanctioned capacity of 60.

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  Supreme Court to get two new judges, first in history from Manipur

  India | July 16, 2024 14:26 IST

  Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced the appointment of Justices N Kotiswar Singh and R Mahadevan as two new judges of the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

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  Retired judges pen letter to CJI Chandrachud, raise concerns over attempts to 'undermine judiciary'

  India | April 15, 2024 11:17 IST

  In 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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  Lawyers, judges rise above differences in quest for justice: CJI DY Chandrachud

  March 28, 2024 7:29 IST

  CJI Chandrachud asserted that public spaces often reflect pre-existing social inequalities in society and called for creating new infrastructure intended to reach out to the broader cross-section of society.

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  Parliament: Sushil Modi calls for making it mandatory for Supreme Court, HC judges to declare assets

  India | December 11, 2023 16:18 IST

  The BJP MP suggested either amending the existing laws or framing new legislation to make it mandatory for the judges of Supreme Court and High Courts to declare their assets annually, like the ministers and civil servants.

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  Supreme Court says judges have to follow discipline, 'ought not to take up case unless...'

  India | October 25, 2023 16:53 IST

  The Supreme Court made some sharp observations and said that if the courts are allow “such practices”, the roster notified by the chief justice “will have no meaning”. The top court said that the judges have to follow discipline and not take up the cases unless assigned by the chief justice.

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  Wrong to say Supreme Court collegium has no factual data to evaluate judges for appointment: CJI

  India | September 15, 2023 21:14 IST

  Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud has said that it's wrong to say the Supreme Court collegium has no factual data to evaluate judges being considered for appointment adding their aim is to lay down objective parameters for selection.

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  Bihar: Case filed against Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot after comments on judiciary

  Bihar | August 31, 2023 19:29 IST

  Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashoh Gehlot said that he heard that many lawyers take the judgment after writing it. That is the judgement. What is happening inside the Judiciary? Be it lower judiciary or upper. The situation is serious.

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  No 'prostitute, slut, housewife' terms to be used in court judgements, SC issues new handbook

  India | August 16, 2023 23:25 IST

  The handbook contains alternative language to be used by the judges against a number of stereotype promoting terms that have been marked as incorrect now.

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  Supreme Court collegium recommends transfer of 23 judges of high courts

  India | August 11, 2023 13:44 IST

  The collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai and Surya Kant, in its meeting held on August 3 recommended transfer of nine judges of the high courts for better administration of justice.

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  Centre clears appointment of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan, SV Bhatti as Supreme Court judges

  India | July 12, 2023 22:55 IST

  The names of Justice Bhuyan, the chief justice of the Telangana High Court, and Justice Bhatti, his counterpart in Kerala, were recommended for elevation to the top court by the Supreme Court Collegium on July 5.