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SC recommends 35 names to Centre for appointment as judges in 6 HCs

The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana on Monday approved and recommended to the Centre the proposal for the elevation of 20 advocates and 15 judicial officers

Courts have become spectator sports but can't degenerate into public brawls

The advent of 24x7 news channels, continual live-tweeting and YouTubed webcasting of proceedings have made judges and lawyers participants in a judicial content-creating version of Big Boss

Letter plea to CJI seeks withdrawal of adverse remarks against Nupur Sharma

A letter petition was filed on Monday before Chief Justice N V Ramana seeking withdrawal of adverse remarks made by a Supreme Court bench against suspended Nupur Sharma while declining her plea

Six high courts get new chief justices, likely to take office soon

New chief justices were appointed to six high courts on Sunday including to the Delhi HC

PM Modi to inaugurate joint conference of CMs, Chief Justices tomorrow

PM Modi will inaugurate the joint conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Courts at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Saturday.

Filled 126 vacancies in HCs in less than a year, expecting 50 more: CJI

Chief Justice of India (CJI) N.V. Ramana urged the chief justices of high courts, which are still having a number of vacancies, to forward the names for elevation at the earliest

SC agrees to list pleas against hijab ban in educational institutions

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to list appeals against the Karnataka High Court order upholding the "hijab ban" in educational institutions soon.Senior Advocate Meenakshi Arora on Tuesday mentioned in the Supreme Court appeals against Karnataka High Court order upholding hijab ban in educational institutions.Chief Justice of India NV Ramana asked her to wait for two days and said that he will list it soon.Various petitioners have approached the apex court challenging the Karnataka High Court order upholding the Karnataka government's order which directs strict enforcement of schools and colleges' uniform rules.One of the appeals in the top court has alleged "step-motherly behaviour of government authorities which has prevented students from practising their faith and resulted in an unwanted law and order situation".The appeal said the High Court in its impugned order "had vehemently failed to apply its mind and was unable to understand the gravity of the situation as well as the .

Supreme Court stays anti-encroachment drive by authorities in Jahangirpuri

The Supreme Court stopped the anti-encroachment drive by authorities in violence-hit Jahangirpuri area and agreed to hear a petition challenging the action of the civic bodies.

Impeachment motion against Nepal Chief Justice Rana tabled in Parliament

An impeachment motion against Nepal's Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana was tabled in parliament for further discussion, a month after 98 lawmakers registered it in House of Representatives

SC collegium approves proposal for elevation of lawyer Kirpal as HC judge

Kirpal was recommended for elevation in 2017 by the Delhi High Court collegium, then led by acting chief justice Gita Mittal

SC collegium recommends 8 names for appointment as chief justices in HCs

Besides the CJI, the three-member collegium which deals with appointment in high courts includes Justices U U Lalit and A M Khanwilkar

Pegasus row: Nothing to hide, will set up experts' panel, Centre tells SC

This (Pegasus row) is a highly technical issue, we will appoint eminent experts to examine all aspects, Centre tells SC

Justice S Muralidhar takes oath as new Chief Justice of Orissa High Court

Justice S Muralidhar on Monday took oath as the 32nd Chief Justice of Orissa High Court

Andhra HC chief justice goes to Sikkim; Sikkim chief justice sent to Andhra

Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari was on Thursday transferred to the Sikkim High Court as its new chief justice

Govt awaits suggestions for 4 vacancies in SC; 3 HCs without chief justices

he government has so far not received any recommendation from the collegium to fill up these vacancies in the SC and the three high courts, a senior functionary said

Calcutta HC suspended July 20-22 and July 24 for Covid-19 safety

The court will, however, function on July 23, as determined by the Chief Justice, as per a notification issued on Saturday

Health associations warn against dangers of LGBT 'conversion therapy'

Three Indian mental health associations issued separate statements last month pointing to the dangers of 'conversion therapy' for LGBTQIA+ people, two years after same-sex relations were decriminalis

In a first, single-judge benches of SC hear cases to reduce pendency

SC had made certain amendments to the Supreme Court Rules, 2013, in September last year which stated that single-judge bench would hear appeals

Meet Justice Bobde, next CJI who is on Ayodhya Bench and other key cases

Hailing from a family of lawyers from Maharashtra, Justice Bobde was part of a 9-judge Bench of Supreme Court which in August 2017 declared right to privacy as a fundamental right of an individual

Justice S A Bobde to take over as 47th CJI, will assume office on Nov 18

He will have a tenure of 17 months and would demit office on April 23, 2021