The Supreme Court has directed Advocates-on-Record (AoRs) to ensure that only coloured photographs are annexed to petitions and all accompanying documents filed before it. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant (now Chief Justice of India), Justice SVN Bhatti and Justice Joymalya Bagchi recently held that it would not list a case if it were supported…
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Monday appointed Justice JK Maheshwari as the Chairman of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee (SCLSC). As per a notification issued by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), CJI Surya Kant, exercising his statutory authority under Section 3A of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, appointed Justice…
Supreme Court judge Justice Vikram Nath on Monday officially took over as the Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA). President Draupadi Murmu appointed Justice Nath as the Executive Chairman of NALSA on November 19, 2025, following the elevation of Justice Surya Kant as the 53rd Chief Justice of India (CJI). A notification…
The Supreme Court has expressed deep misgivings about a recent Uttar Pradesh amendment that allows certain Motor Vehicles Act (MVA) criminal trials to abate if penalties are not paid. According to the court, this could undermine the deterrent purpose of the law, especially in serious cases like drunken driving. Under the Uttar Pradesh Criminal Law…
Former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi has filed a request seeking the transfer of four criminal cases involving her and her family away from the court of Special Judge Vishal Gogne at the Rouse Avenue Courts in Delhi. The matters include the CBI’s IRCTC tender case, the land-for-jobs allegations, and the related money-laundering investigations being…
Justice Surya Kant officially took charge as the 53rd Chief Justice of India, receiving the oath of office from President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The event was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, top judges, legal dignitaries, and international guests from several countries. Justice Surya Kant was born in 1962,…
Chief Justice of India-designate Justice Surya Kant has observed that after more than seven decades of uninterrupted constitutional adjudication, it was both logical and institutionally necessary for the Supreme Court to increasingly rely on an indigenous judicial philosophy rather than borrowing doctrines from foreign legal systems. Justice Kant, who will take office as the 53rd…
Outgoing Chief Justice of India BR Gavai on Sunday underscored that judicial independence constituted a non-negotiable constitutional imperative and could not be reduced to the simplistic presumption that an impartial judge must, as a matter of course, rule against the current regime. Addressing reporters at his official residence on the eve of his demitting office,…
Outgoing Chief Justice of India BR Gavai has described the absence of a woman appointment to the Supreme Court during his tenure as one of his major regrets. Speaking at a valedictory function held in his honour at the Supreme Court Ladies Bar Room earlier this week, the CJI noted that while the Collegium consistently…
By Samyak Mordia The scales of Indian justice are famously, and unarguably, overburdened. With crores of cases pending, the journey through our complex and labyrinthine legal system can feel endless, with cases often stretching across decades, a reality that tests the patience of ordinary citizens and clogs the wheels of progress. On the streets of…