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March 9, 2026, 04:45 PM - 4 min read
According to data released by the Ministry of Law and Justice on February 6, 2026, there are 116 women judges out of a total working strength of 781 judges across the High Courts, accounting for roughly 14.85% of the sitting High Court judges.Across the 25 High Courts, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has the highest number of women judges (18).
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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.
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March 7, 2026, 05:36 PM - 3 min read
Justice Rahul Bharti observed that the Court has been coming across such practices in both civil and criminal cases, where annexures attached to a petition are photocopies of the trial court's file, rather than certified copies obtained through the prescribed legal procedure.
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March 4, 2026, 04:51 PM - 3 min read
Delivering a lecture at the Justice TS Krishnamoorthy Iyer Memorial Oration organised by the Kerala High Court Advocates' Association (KHCAA), Justice Nagarathna emphasised that judges must remain firm in their commitment to constitutional values even in the face of temptations and potential career consequences.
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February 13, 2026, 04:37 PM - 2 min read
Based on data received from the Supreme Court, the Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal submitted a written response stating that 8,360 complaints were received between 2016-2025.The highest number of such complaints were reported in the year 2024 at 1170 followed by 11o2 in 2025 while as in the year 2020 only 518 such complaints were registered.
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February 3, 2026, 05:42 PM - 4 min read
The Apex Court termed delay in judgements as 'identified ailment'. .A Bench of Justices Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipin M Pancholi said such delays cannot be allowed to continue at the cost of justice.
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January 27, 2026, 05:30 PM - 3 min read
Speaking at a lecture held at the ILS Law College, Pune, Justice Bhuyan said,“Transfer of a judge is always for the better administration of justice. It is an internal matter of the judiciary. The government can have no say in that.”
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December 12, 2025, 05:04 PM - 3 min read
Justice Kant, who had himself recently come under attack for his oral remarks in a case alleging disappearance of five Rohingya immigrants in India, said that he would not be intimidated by such reactions.
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November 23, 2025, 09:43 PM - 3 min read
Rejecting the popular notion that a judge will not be seen as independent unless he/she rules against the government, outgoing Chief Justice of India B R Gavai on Sunday termed this as and called it an “incorrect approach”. He said it is not necessary for any judge to rule against the government to prove independence. CJI Gavai, who was speaking to journalists at his official residence here on his last day in office, said, “Unless you decide against the government, you are not an independent judge... That is not correct. You do not decide as to whether the litigant is the government or a private citizen. You decide as per the papers before you.” Calling it an incorrect approach, he said that in contemporary jurisprudence, a judge was called ‘independent’ only if the decision was given against the government. CJI Gavai said decision of a judge in a case must be based strictly on the papers before the court, and it is incorrect to state that the judiciary always has to rule against the government. “Moreover, for infrastructure development in the judiciary, we have to depend on the government. We (judiciary) don't have the power of the purse. So, there will be friction at times. But I don't think that continuous friction is needed, it will unnecessarily lead to problems,” he said. During an interaction with journalists at his residence, CJI Gavai also spoke about Justice BV Nagarathna's dissent within the Collegium with regard to the elevation of Justice Vipul Pancholi to the apex court, and that it was not accepted by other Collegium judges. He said that Collegium system continues to maintain institutional autonomy, while also considering inputs from the Intelligence Bureau and Union Law Ministry.Pertinently, he said that a separate law would be needed to tackle hate speech. Referring to the Centre's cooperation, Justice Gavai highlighted that the government cleared nearly all names recommended by the Collegium during his tenure.The CJI said he was never pressured by any government during his more than two-decade-long as a judge of the high court and the top court. On air pollution and the least impact of court orders, he said the state and its authorities must found long-term solutions to tackle the issue. He also referred to poor implementation of court orders such as the ban on firecrackers.
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November 22, 2025, 05:15 PM - 2 min read
In a signification statement reflecting strong belief for gender equality, the outgoing Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai expressed regret at not being able to elevate any woman judge to the Supreme Court – five male judges were elevated to the top court during the tenure of the retiring CJI.
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October 28, 2025, 04:06 PM - 2 min read
The Delhi High Court got three new judges after Justices Dinesh Mehta, Avneesh Jhingan and Chandrasekharan Sudha were sworn in on Tuesday.
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October 22, 2025, 06:49 PM - 3 min read
Supreme Court Collegium has expressed reservation over recent transfer of MP High Court judge Justice Atul Sreedharan to Allahabad High Court at the 'request' of Centre, contending this not only amounts to intrusion in the working of the Collegium but also sets a disturbing precedence.
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