Twisha Sharma dowry death case: SC takes suo motu cognisance; hearing by CJI-led bench likely on MondayThe Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the Twisha Sharma death case. Her husband, Samarth Singh, has been arrested. He is the s...
23 May, 2026, 11.46 PM IST
Twisha Sharma's absconding husband Samarth Singh reaches Jabalpur court to surrenderSamarth Singh, husband of Twisha Sharma, surrendered at Jabalpur district court Friday evening. This followed the withdrawal of his anticip...
22 May, 2026, 05.57 PM IST
Vinesh Phogat case: Delhi HC pulls up Wrestling Federation of India, asks govt for expert panel to evaluate her caseThe court asked the Centre to form an expert committee to evaluate the case of Vinesh Phogat and ordered that her participation in upcoming...
22 May, 2026, 01.28 PM IST
Dowry death case: Twisha Sharma's family moves HC for second autopsyTwisha Sharma's family has approached the Madhya Pradesh High Court. They seek a second post-mortem for the actress-model. The family cites...
22 May, 2026, 01.04 PM IST
Bombay HC refuses to stay Sir Ratan Tata Trust meeting; Tata Sons board representation on agendaThe Bombay High Court declined to halt a Sir Ratan Tata Trust meeting. A petitioner argued the trust's board composition violates new Mahar...
08 May, 2026, 12.48 AM IST
Bombay High Court declines urgent stay on Tata Trust meetThe Bombay High Court has declined to halt a crucial meeting of Sir Ratan Tata Trust trustees scheduled for Friday. A petition argued the t...
07 May, 2026, 04.12 PM IST
SC collegium recommends Justice Bagchi's elevation to SCThe Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of Justice Joymalya Bagchi of Calcutta High Court to the Supreme Court. If approv...
07 Mar, 2025, 12.16 AM IST
CJI flags concerns over Rs15-25K pensions for district judges retiring as HC judges, urges govt actionThe Supreme Court of India has raised concerns over the meager pensions received by judges who spent their entire careers in the district j...
09 Aug, 2024, 02.45 PM IST
Parliamentary panel supports increasing retirement age of SC, HC judgesA parliamentary committee on Monday recommended a performance appraisal system for extending the tenure of judges of the Supreme Court and ...
07 Aug, 2023, 08.05 PM IST
Collegium split over selection of woman judge to Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court's five-member collegium headed by CJI S A Bobde failed to reach consensus over recommending Justice B V Nagarathna, a jud...
18 Mar, 2021, 08.33 AM IST
Government gives collegium ‘proof’ of nepotism in picks for Allahabad HC judgesThe Centre has for the first time mentioned relationships of advocates with sitting and retired high court and apex court judges in at leas...
01 Aug, 2018, 10.46 AM IST
Retd judicial officers can be appointed as HC judges: SCThe SC observations came in a case where the appointment of two retired judicial officers to the Rajasthan HC was challenged by Sunil Samda...
25 Feb, 2018, 10.30 AM IST
Sitting, retired HC judges under scanner for MBBS admission scamThe CJI is understood to be contemplating “structured stringent action” against erring judges if the “unbelievable charges” were found prim...
21 Sep, 2017, 03.33 PM IST
Is Karnan’s selection as HC judge a reflection on collegium system?Justice Karnan's name figured among the 14 selected in September 2008 by the Madras HC collegium comprising then Chief Justice A K Ganguly ...
10 May, 2017, 04.32 PM IST
Chief Justices, chief ministers agree to hire retired judgesA proposal was mooted to invoke an article in the Constitution which provides for appointment of retired judges as HC judges to reduce pend...
25 Apr, 2016, 12.46 AM IST
KM Joseph: Judge who gave landmark judgement in UttarakhandThe son of the late Supreme Court judge KK Mathew, Joseph is known for his “simple lifestyle” and keeping abreast of the latest on law.
22 Apr, 2016, 11.57 AM IST
High Court can’t set rules under RTI act for lower judiciary: CommitteeThe committee disapproved of a new rule framed under by Punjab and Haryana HC, at a meeting held in March last year that was attended by al...
25 Nov, 2015, 06.16 AM IST