Supreme Court strength rises to 37 after five new judges take oathThe Supreme Court has expanded its ranks to 37, thanks to the swearing-in of five new judges on Tuesday. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant ...
03 Jun, 2026, 12.15 AM IST
CJI administers oath of office to five new SC judges, strength rises to 37Five new judges have taken oath as Supreme Court judges. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant administered the oath. The Supreme Court now has...
02 Jun, 2026, 03.21 PM 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
Supreme Court questions Centre over ‘show of independence’ in Election Commission appointmentsThe Supreme Court has raised concerns about the independence of the Election Commission of India. Judges questioned the current selection p...
15 May, 2026, 12.23 AM IST
AAP indulging in 'dangerous vendetta politics': Raghav Chadha after meeting President MurmuRajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha has accused the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab of political vendetta. He alleges state machinery is bein...
05 May, 2026, 03.22 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
A few retd judges, some activists want judiciary to play role of Opposition: RijijuThe minister was speaking at the India Today Conclave, where Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud later defended the Collegium system, sa...
18 Mar, 2023, 05.55 PM IST
Process of appointment of judges cannot be 'hijacked': CJI ThakurJustice Thakur said the NJAC Act 2014, which was struck down last year by the Supreme Court, was an attempt which would have affected the i...
01 Dec, 2016, 10.39 PM IST
Lok Sabha members disapprove Supreme Court's scrapping of NJAC lawMembers in Lok Sabha today came out strongly against the scrapping of National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act by the Supreme C...
07 Dec, 2015, 07.25 PM IST
No conflict with judiciary, Supreme Court order on NJAC will be obeyed: Arun JaitleySpeaking for the government at a TV debate, Jaitley said, "The Supreme Court has rightly or wrongly decided. The judgment will be complied ...
24 Oct, 2015, 10.25 AM IST
NDA's "confrontationist attitude" responsible for SC's NJAC decision, says OppositionThe opposition said the effort should now be to work on an improved bill without interpreting the judgement as a turf battle.
17 Oct, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Judicial independence 'paramount': AAP on NJAC verdictAAP leader Ashutosh said the Centre's "haste" in bringing the NJAC Act had sown seeds of doubt about its intentions with respect to the jud...
16 Oct, 2015, 02.18 PM IST
Judiciary independence doesn't necessarily require collegium: BJP-ruled states on NJACAndhyarujina, who was representing Maharashtra, said that "there is not a word" in the Constitution that the collegium system is a part of ...
16 Jun, 2015, 11.16 PM IST
Collegium has run its course: Even in the new NJAC, judiciary has veto on appointing judgesThe Constitution does not provide for such a collegium, and judges used to be appointed by the executive branch, that is the government, un...
13 May, 2015, 12.07 PM IST
Rajya Sabha members press government to implement the NJAC lawLawmakers were critical of the judiciary with members in Rajya Sabha saying judges should not be allowed to appoint themselves.
29 Apr, 2015, 09.36 PM IST
JAC gives primacy to judiciary, but final veto with governmentThe NDA government has proposed a new mechanism for appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and high courts.
11 Aug, 2014, 12.11 PM IST
Judicial Bill in Rajya Sabha: Government, Opposition unite to attack judiciaryGovt and Oppn were united in criticising the functioning of the judiciary and sought to scrap the collegium system of appointing judges to ...
05 Sep, 2013, 04.55 PM IST