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June 1, 2026, 03:48 PM - 4 min read
The appointments come days after the sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court was increased from 34 to 38 through an ordinance issued by the government. With the five new appointments, 37 positions in the top court now stand filled.The recommendation to elevate the appointees was made by SC Collegium headed by CJI Surya Kant last week.
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May 31, 2026, 05:09 PM - 3 min read
He asserted a good consultation process is being followed to fill vacancies in the higher judiciary. The Law minister said Government is looking at systems followed in different countries for appointment of judges.
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May 29, 2026, 04:58 PM - 3 min read
The Law minister said the country also does not want the Nari Shakti Vandan (women’s reservation law) to wait for long asserting that a lot of things will happen before the next Lok Sabha elections.
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April 11, 2026, 05:15 PM - 3 min read
The Union minister emphasized the crucial role of 'ease of understanding law' for improving justice delivery and living conditions. At the conference he discussed the importance of clear legal documents and timely fund usage in digitizing the judicial system, highlighting the ongoing E-Courts project advancements.
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March 30, 2026, 03:46 PM - 3 min read
The Bill seeks to decriminalise 717 provisions, while introducing 67 amendments aimed at improving ease of living. It builds on earlier exercises under the Jan Vishwas Act, 2023 and the 2025 Bill.
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March 29, 2026, 09:30 PM - 3 min read
Addressing a national consultation on the initiative organised by the Ministry of Law and Justice under the DISHA scheme in New Delhi today, Radhakrishnan highlighted recent legal reforms and said the transition to new criminal laws marks a historic shift towards a more citizen-centric justice system by simplifying procedures and improving efficiency.
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March 23, 2026, 07:36 PM - 3 min read
The 164th Report examines the Union Law Ministry’s 2026–27 budget, reviewing allocations, litigation trends, staffing gaps and institutional functioning. The Law Ministry of Law projected a requirement of ₹7,026.527 crore for 2026–27. Against this, an allocation of ₹4,709.06 crore has been made at the budget estimates stage. This results in a shortfall of ₹2,317.467 crore (32.98%).
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March 6, 2026, 04:16 PM - 3 min read
An announcement in this regard was made by the Union Minister of State (I/C) for Law & Justice, Arjun Ram Meghwal, in a post on X."In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, has transferred Ms. Justice Lisa Gill, Judge, High Court of Punjab and Haryana to be a Judge of High Court of Andhra Pradesh. I convey my best wishes to her," Meghwal said.
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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 6, 2026, 05:58 PM - 3 min read
Responding to a question by Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs Sanjay Haribhao Jadhav and Arvind Ganpat Sawant, the Ministry said that the suicide note cited work-related pressure as the reason for the act and also stated that no individual was held responsible for the incident.
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January 2, 2026, 05:02 PM - 3 min read
The Supreme Court Collegium had made these recommendations at a meeting held on December 18, 2025, where it proposed the elevation of five High Court judges as Chief Justices of different High Courts across the country.
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December 12, 2025, 07:33 PM - 3 min read
The minister said the matter was referred to the Chief Justice of India, who has informed that after consideration of the matter, the Full Court in its meeting held on 18th February, 2010, found no justification for setting up of benches of the Supreme Court outside Delhi.
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