high court judges

New Delhi, March 24 The Supreme Court collegium approved a proposal on Tuesday to appoint eight additional judges as permanent judges in two high courts.The collegium, headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant, approved the names of Justices R Poornima, M Jothiraman, and Augustine Devadoss and Maria...

Bengaluru, March 22 Former Chief Justice of India, B.R. Gavai, said on Sunday that the collegium system is the best suited for India, at least for now.He also emphasized that the government should seriously consider the national litigation policy aimed at reducing court backlog.Gavai made...

The Supreme Court today directed the West Bengal government and the Election Commission to provide all logistical support to judicial officers involved in the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls in the state. A three-judge bench, comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices...

New Delhi, March 6 – The Centre on Friday approved the transfer of Justice Lisa Gill from the Punjab and Haryana High Court to the Andhra Pradesh High Court, following a recommendation from the Supreme Court Collegium."In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the...

New Delhi, February 26 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has reconstituted a three-member committee set up to investigate the grounds for the removal of Justice Yashwant Varma after stacks of cash were recovered from his residence here in March last year.The committee has also been granted a...

The Supreme Court took suo-motu cognizance of references to corruption in the judiciary in an 8th-grade NCERT textbook and described the issue as a matter of grave concern.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi noted the matter. Senior...

New Delhi, February 25 The Supreme Court on Wednesday took suo motu cognizance of the contents of the Class 8 NCERT textbook, which refers to corruption in the judiciary, and termed it a matter of "grave concern."A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and...

Raipur, February 22 Chief Justice of India Surya Kant digitally released an e-souvenir titled 'Nurturing the Future of the Judiciary' on Sunday to commemorate the institutional legacy of the Chhattisgarh State Judicial Academy.The e-souvenir was released at a felicitation ceremony organized...

New Delhi, February 19 – The Oudh Bar Association (Allahabad High Court, Lucknow bench) has written to Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant expressing concern over "repeated adverse remarks" made against judges of the Allahabad High Court and seeking the removal of certain observations made...

New Delhi, February 13 All transfers are to be made in the public interest, the government told the Lok Sabha on Friday as it explained the entire process of transferring high court judges in response to a question on instances of "interference" by the executive in such transfers.In a written...