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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 IST

  The 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 | July 14, 2025 20:14 IST

  Justice 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 | 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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  SC stays further proceedings before HCs in matters involving challenges to IT Rules

  India | May 09, 2022 17:38 IST

  A 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 | September 17, 2021 17:19 IST

  Besides 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 | January 07, 2018 12:47 IST

  The 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 | November 27, 2016 7:09 IST

  Law 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 | June 22, 2016 12:25 IST

  stays 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 | June 20, 2016 13:24 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 | October 18, 2015 12:50 IST

  New 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 | June 15, 2015 20:17 IST

  Mumbai:  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 | February 28, 2014 22:10 IST

  New 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 | November 22, 2013 18:01 IST

  New 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 | January 27, 2013 22:28 IST

  Kochi, 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 | November 26, 2012 15:41 IST

  Agartala, 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 | December 13, 2010 18:49 IST

  New 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"