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
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
Govt invites applications for 10 NCLT membersMeanwhile, the Competition Commission of India (CCI), which got a new chairperson recently, has invited applications for the post of secret...
09 Jun, 2023, 07.49 PM IST
Rajasthan high court recruitment 2022: Apply online for 2756 clerk, JA and JJA vacanciesOut of these vacancies, 2058 vacancies will be filled for Clerk Posts, 320 are for JJA Posts, and 378 vacancies will be filled for JA Posts...
07 Aug, 2022, 11.04 AM 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
Judicial services, litigation policy, judge appointment priority for new Law Minister“The prime minister’s vision of an Atmanirbhar Bharat also requires a robust legal system in the country,” he said and assured that the wor...
09 Jul, 2021, 08.12 AM IST
Triple talaq law, increasing number of SC judges high points of law ministry in 2019The ban on the practice of instant triple talaq, making it a penal offence and the increase in the strength of Supreme Court judges were tw...
01 Jan, 2020, 02.14 PM IST
SC rejects plea for centralised mechanism for appointment of judges in lower courtsThe court has also sought the time frame from the states and the high courts for completing the recruitment drive and construction of court...
04 Dec, 2018, 05.34 PM 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
Centre seeks parties' views on all-India judicial serviceLaw Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had touched the issue at a recent meeting of parliamentary consultative committee on Law and Justice, whic...
09 May, 2017, 10.17 PM IST
Supreme Court seeks states' views on centralised system to recruit judgesIt had said that district courts across the country were grappling with a backlog of 2,81,25,066 civil and criminal cases in the period bet...
09 May, 2017, 07.52 PM IST
Give infra and staff to judiciary to clear pendency of cases: Bombay High CourtThe observation came from a bench of justices S C Dharmadhikari and B P Colabawalla, who were hearing a petition filed by Sales Tax Tribuna...
03 Nov, 2016, 10.58 AM IST
Number of judges in lower courts goes up, so do pending casesThe selection and appointment of judges in subordinate courts (lower courts) is the responsibility of state governments and high courts.
31 Jan, 2016, 02.42 PM IST
- Delhi High Court says govt should provide more infrastructure to judges
The Delhi High Court today said that the government and agencies concerned should provide more court space and infrastructure for the judic...
10 Nov, 2014, 07.54 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