Supreme Court gets five new judges; strength to go up to 37Five new judges have been appointed to the Supreme Court. This brings the total number of judges to 37. The sanctioned strength of the apex...
01 Jun, 2026, 09.02 AM IST
Who is Meenakshi Madan Rai, the next Chief Justice of Patna High Court? Know her educational qualifications, legal career and moreJustice Meenakshi Madan Rai, a distinguished judge from Sikkim High Court, has been recommended by the Supreme Court collegium to become th...
24 May, 2026, 12.47 PM IST
Ordinance issued to increase number of Supreme Court judges from 34 to 38The government has increased the Supreme Court's judge strength. An ordinance now allows for 38 judges, up from 34. This includes the Chief...
17 May, 2026, 10.47 PM IST
2024 Haldwani riots case: SC sets aside order granting default bail to two accusedThe Supreme Court has cancelled default bail for two individuals accused in the 2024 Haldwani arson and rioting case. The court found the H...
06 May, 2026, 07.26 PM IST
Supreme Court collegium approves names of 10 advocates as judges of Punjab and Haryana HCThe Supreme Court collegium has approved the appointment of ten advocates as judges for the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The collegium al...
06 May, 2026, 02.25 PM IST
Justice Lisa Gill becomes first woman chief justice of Andhra HCJustice Lisa Gill has made history as the first woman to lead the Andhra Pradesh High Court. The Supreme Court Collegium recommended her el...
22 Apr, 2026, 09.13 PM IST
SC refuses to entertain plea to earmark up to 50% posts in judicial services for womenThe Supreme Court has declined a petition advocating for 50 percent of judicial service posts to be filled by women. The court advised agai...
16 Apr, 2026, 07.34 PM IST
SC collegium recommends names of two women advocates as judges of Kerala HCThe Supreme Court collegium has recommended two women advocates for the Kerala High Court. Three judicial officers were approved for the Ka...
15 Apr, 2026, 12.21 AM IST
Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma resigns amid ‘cash at home’ case probeJustice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court has resigned, months after his transfer from the Delhi High Court due to allegations of ...
10 Apr, 2026, 12.28 PM IST
SC asks HP HC collegium to reconsider names of two judicial officers for elevation as HC judgesThe Supreme Court has directed the Himachal Pradesh High Court collegium to reconsider the names of two senior-most district and sessions j...
06 Sep, 2024, 11.53 AM IST
HC collegiums yet to send recommendations for 201 judges' vacancies: GovtAccording to the law ministry's website, as on December 1, of the sanctioned strength of 1,114 judges for the 25 high courts, there were 32...
15 Dec, 2023, 05.10 PM IST
Government returned 10 proposals reiterated by SC Collegium: Govt in RSOut of these 10 proposals, the SC Collegium has reiterated its earlier recommendation for appointment in three cases. On the remaining seve...
09 Feb, 2023, 04.17 PM IST
HC collegiums in breach of six-month advance timeline in sending names to fill anticipated vacancies: GovtAs on January 30, there were a total of 18 proposals on which a reconsideration of the Supreme Court collegium was sought. The top court co...
02 Feb, 2023, 07.52 PM IST
23 names reiterated by SC collegium for appointment as HC judges pending with govtTwo of the names -- one for appointment as judge of the Karnataka HC and the other for appointment as judge of the Jammu and Kashmir HC -- ...
02 Jan, 2022, 03.35 PM IST
Over 110 high court judges appointed this yearAccording to sources, besides high court judges, nine Supreme Court judges were recently appointed on a single day which is a record.
05 Nov, 2021, 03.57 PM IST
Supreme Court collegium recommends names of 10 for appointment as permanent judges in Karnataka High CourtAccording to a statement published on the top court website, the collegium, on September 7, approved the proposal for appointment of follow...
08 Sep, 2021, 08.21 PM IST
9 names cleared for elevation as High Court judgesOf the 30 names recommended by the high court collegium in 2016 and 2017, the government has so far issued appointment notifications for on...
12 Apr, 2018, 07.23 AM IST