A view of Supreme Court of India. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D. Y. Chandrachud has recommended to the Centre the names of two additional judges for appointment as permanent judges of the Gauhati High Court. The Collegium, also comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna … Read more
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A view of the Madras High Court. File photograph The Madras High Court has solicited the views of all Bar associations on a Parliamentary Standing Committee’s recommendation that High Court judges in the country could go on vacation at different times in a year, rather than declaring a month-long summer vacation for the courts during … Read more
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar lamented that retired judges have kept the arbitral system of the country in a tight fist grip, denying chance to other qualified minds. File | Photo Credit: PTI Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday lamented that retired judges have kept the arbitral system of the country in a “tight fist grip”, … Read more
A Division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, comprising Justices U. Durga Prasad Rao and Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa, on Friday upheld the verdict of the single judge, Justice R. Raghunandan Rao, that there was no need for a CBI inquiry into the murder of driver V. Subramanyam allegedly by suspended YSR Congress Party MLC … Read more
Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka. | Photo Credit: K Murali Kumar The Supreme Court has said judges have to follow discipline and ought not to take up any case unless it is specifically assigned to their Bench by the Chief Justice. A Bench led by Justice A.S. Oka said taking up a case not specifically assigned … Read more
Governor S. Abdul Nazeer and Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and Chief Justice of High Court, Dhiraj Singh Thakur with the newly appointed additional judges at the swearing-in programme, in Vijayawada, on October 21. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Andhra Pradesh (A.P.) Governor S. Abdul Nazeer administered the oath of office to four … Read more
Representational image only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Centre on Wednesday notified the appointment of 17 judges across eight High Courts and the transfer of 16 judges across several High Courts, including the acting Chief Justice of Manipur. The move came days after the Supreme Court had expressed its displeasure over delay in appointment and … Read more
L-R: Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh, Justice Manoj Bajaj, and Justice Gaurang Kanth. File photos. Three high court judges, including one from Delhi, were transferred on July 15, having been turned down by the Supreme Court Collegium for a choice posting days earlier. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Twitter announced that Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh … Read more
Telangana Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan (left) and Kerala Chief Justice S. Venkatanarayana Bhatti. Photos: tshc.gov.in, The Hindu The President on July 12 appointed Telangana Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Kerala Chief Justice S. Venkatanarayana Bhatti as Supreme Court judges. The appointments came within a week of the Supreme Court Collegium, led by Chief Justice of … Read more