West Bengal: ED raid at residence of former Education minister Partha ChatterjeeEnforcement Directorate teams raided the South Kolkata residence of former Education Minister Partha Chatterjee on Saturday morning. The ra...
11 Apr, 2026, 12.51 PM IST
A total of 4,855 posts of judicial officers in district and sub-ordinate courts are vacantDistrict and subordinate courts in India face a significant shortage of judicial officers. There are 4,855 vacancies against a sanctioned s...
04 Dec, 2025, 04.55 PM IST
SC refuses to grant quota for promotee judges in Higher Judicial ServiceThe Supreme Court has decisively dismissed calls for quotas regarding promotee judges in the Higher Judicial Service, asserting that no per...
19 Nov, 2025, 05.01 PM IST
SC commences hearing on issue of tardy career progression of civil judges across countryThe Supreme Court is addressing a critical issue concerning judicial officers. Many entry-level judges face slow career advancement. The co...
28 Oct, 2025, 12.51 PM IST
Judicial officers having 7 yrs of experience at Bar entitled to become ADJ under bar quota: SCThe Supreme Court has ruled that judicial officers with seven years of prior experience as advocates can be appointed as district judges. T...
09 Oct, 2025, 12.18 PM IST
SC reserves verdict on question over eligibility for district judge posts under bar quotaThe Supreme Court is considering a key issue. It involves judicial officer appointments as district judges. The court examined if prior exp...
25 Sep, 2025, 05.33 PM IST
SC commences hearing on eligibility of judicial officers for District Judge posts under Bar quotaThe Supreme Court is currently examining rules for appointing district judges. The core issue is whether judicial officers with prior exper...
23 Sep, 2025, 01.46 PM IST
Law Minister updates parliament on judicial vacancies: 2 in SC, 364 in HCs, 5245 in district courtsLaw Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal informed Parliament about current judicial vacancies, noting 2 in the Supreme Court, 364 in high courts, and...
29 Nov, 2024, 12.42 PM IST
Supreme Court asks Haryana to take steps to ensure filling up of 275 junior civil judge vacant postsA bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said the recruitment be conducted by a committee consisting of three judges of the Punjab a...
26 Sep, 2023, 10.16 PM IST
View: Judicial reform should be rooted in empirical evidence, not political prattleAIJS, cloaked as a judicial reform, is, however, a political gimmick that aims to transfer the recruitment and appointment of district judg...
05 Nov, 2021, 11.42 PM IST
Centre likely to make fresh attempt to reach consensus with states for an all-India judicial serviceThe establishment of All-India Judicial Service (AIJS) is likely to be made part of the agenda of a proposed meeting between Union Law Mini...
31 Oct, 2021, 04.28 PM IST
Delhi HC pulls up Delhi govt for not sanctioning funds, making judicial officers run from pillar to postThe Delhi High Court Wednesday castigated the AAP government for making the subordinate judiciary "run from pillar to post" to get funds sa...
21 Oct, 2020, 05.58 PM IST
Supreme Court fast-tracks judge selection processThe SC is asking HCs and state governments to give a projection about the additional manpower and infrastructure required to tackle the hug...
23 Oct, 2018, 10.10 AM IST
Nine high courts oppose all-India service for lower judiciaryThe document, sent to all members of the parliamentary consultative committee on law and justice, also states that most of the 24 high cour...
06 Aug, 2017, 12.22 PM IST
Government proposes NEET-like exam to recruit judges in subordinate courtsThe proposal comes close on the heels of several states, including some ruled by the BJP, opposing the formation of an all-India judicial s...
12 Jun, 2017, 07.44 AM IST
Delhi government to create 150 posts of judicial servicesThe first of the five courts was inaugurated last week against the backdrop of national outrage against the gang-rape.
10 Jan, 2013, 07.07 PM IST
- SC upholds judicial recruitment in UP
The Supreme Court has upheld the legality of judicial recruitment in Uttar Pradesh in 2008.
17 Sep, 2008, 03.31 AM IST