The Supreme Court moved closer to its sanctioned strength of 38 judges on Tuesday as five newly appointed judges were sworn in during a ceremony held at the Apex Court. Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant administered the oath of office to Justice Sheel Nagu, Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Justice Arun Palli…
Supreme Court judge Justice Pankaj Mithal on Monday expressed serious concern over the increasing caseload before insolvency forums, noting that more than 18,000 cases were pending across various benches. Speaking at the Constitution Club of India in New Delhi during an event organised by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and National Company Law Appellate…
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions for strengthening the grievance redressal architecture under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016, and ensuring effective enforcement of recommendations issued by the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (CCPD) and State Commissioners for Persons with Disabilities (SCPDs)….
Congress leader Prasenjit Bose has moved the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) for greater transparency in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, particularly with respect to additions and deletions of voters’ names. The petition sought constituency-wise disclosure of data related to Form 6 applications…
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant recently visited the sacred Kedarnath Temple in Uttarakhand with family members amid the ongoing Char Dham season, paying obeisance to Lord Shiva at the ancient Himalayan shrine. Visuals from the temple premises showed the Chief Justice participating in customary religious rituals and offering prayers to the temple, situated…
The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the legal basis for exempting waqf institutions from payment of court fees in proceedings instituted before State Waqf Tribunals. The Bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Aravind Kumar made these observations while hearing a petition challenging orders of the Gujarat High Court, which had upheld decisions of the…
The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved its judgment on a batch of petitions alleging irregularities in the conduct of the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) elections held earlier this year. The Division Bench of Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Tejas Karia concluded hearings in the matter after extensive arguments spread over three days, including…
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to direct the National Testing Agency (NTA) to conduct the re-examination of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate), 2026, scheduled for June 21 through a Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode instead of the existing pen-and-paper format, effectively refusing interim relief sought in a petition seeking examination reforms. The Bench of Justice…
The Central government on Monday notified the appointment of Justice Sanjeev Kumar as the Acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh following the elevation of Chief Justice Arun Palli to the Supreme Court. The appointment has been made by the President of India in exercise of powers under Article…
A nursing officer has moved the Delhi High Court alleging an inordinate delay in the disposal of her appeal under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act), arising from a complaint concerning allegedly inappropriate remarks made about nursing staff at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences…