Trending:
March 11, 2026, 04:54 PM - 4 min read
The Court was hearing a suo motu case initiated by it over the controversial NCERT textbook chapter.A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi noted that the reply by the NCERT director was "disturbing" since it does not give any details on the experts who have rewritten the chapter or those who approved its inclusion in the revised book.
Read more
March 10, 2026, 06:05 PM - 4 min read
A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and R Mahadevan stated the Court would not tolerate attempts to question the integrity of judicial officers.“Your application is premature and it shows as if you don’t have trust. How did you dare such applications are filed? No one should dare question the judicial officers. As a Chief Justice of India, I will not tolerate this,” he told the applicants.
Read more
March 10, 2026, 04:47 PM - 3 min read
A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice R Mahadevan called upon the legislature to work for it to avoid the complexities arising due to personal laws.
Read more
March 8, 2026, 09:25 PM - 4 min read
He urged High Court collegiums across the country to actively consider meritorious women lawyers for judicial appointments and widen the zone of consideration where necessary.Justice Kant said that where suitable women candidates are available, their consideration for elevation to the Bench should become the norm rather than an exception.“Institutional intent is no longer enough. It must be accompanied by institutional imagination,” the Chief Justice said.
Read more
March 8, 2026, 04:06 PM - 2 min read
While, the key participants were CJI Surya Kant and Punjab & Haryana High Court Chief Justice Sheel Nagu, several woman lawyers, students and men also participated in the walk of about 2.5 to 3 kilometers. Chief Justice of India flagged off the walkathon at Sukhna Lake police post in Chandigarh and it concluded at Open Hand Monument in the city.
Read more
March 5, 2026, 04:16 PM - 4 min read
CJI Surya Kant urged technology-driven judicial reforms in Bhutan and offered internship opportunities to Bhutanese students in Indian courts during a lecture in Thimphu.
Read more
March 1, 2026, 03:54 PM - 3 min read
After darshan, the CJI received silk clothes at Ranganayakula Mandapam. He was also presented with Theertha Prasadam (holy water) and the Lord's prasadam.Justice Surya Kant, who arrived in Tirumala late on Saturday night, participated in the rituals as per temple custom. Chief Justice of India also laid the foundation stone for a new court complex here in Tirupati district.Upon arrival at the construction site, the CJI received a guard of honour from the Andhra Pradesh Police.
Read more
February 21, 2026, 04:46 PM - 3 min read
He noted how cyber fraud often causes layered harm including emotional damage, especially to vulnerable citizens.“When an elderly citizen loses lifelong savings to an impersonation scam, the injury is not only financial. It is emotional. It is social. It is institutional,” he stated, delving on the deep harms such incidents have caused lately.
Read more
February 19, 2026, 04:15 PM - 2 min read
The Supreme Court has criticised states for announcing election-time freebies that strain public finances and disrupt regulatory processes.
Read more
February 9, 2026, 05:38 PM - 3 min read
The Bench reiterated that a categorical direction was issued to police to ensure maintenance of law and order, and directed the West Bengal DGP to file a personal affidavit on the allegations against the state.
Read more
February 9, 2026, 03:53 PM - 2 min read
Emphasising the seriousness of the allegation, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant said that violence within court premises could not be tolerated.“This kind of Gunda raj is not acceptable to us. That means its failure of rule of law,” said CJI Kant.The matter was mentioned before a Bench comprising CJI Kant and Justices Joymalaya Bagchi and NV Anjaria.
Read more
February 6, 2026, 04:56 PM - 3 min read
A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi pulled up the party for trying to use judicial forum to secure relief after having lost the polls.Kishor's party had contested 242 of the 243 Assembly seats in the 2025 polls but failed to secure a single seat.
Read more