Bengaluru, May 30 (IANS) Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Arjun Ram Meghwal, has announced the appointment of three judicial officers as Additional Judges of the Karnataka High Court. In a post on social media platform X, the Union Minister said that the appointments were made by the President Droupadi Murmu in exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India and after consultation with the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant….
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New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of four High Court Chief Justices and a senior advocate as judges of the apex court. “The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meetings held on 22nd & 27th May, 2026, has recommended elevation of the following persons as Judges in the Supreme Court,” read the Collegium’s statement uploaded on the website of the apex court.The recommended names are: (i) Justice Sheel Nagu, Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana H…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) on Wednesday introduced the ‘E-Prisons Early Release Processing Module’, a tech-driven initiative to speed up remission and premature release of eligible prisoners across the country. The module, developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) within the existing e-Prisons platform, was rolled out at a pan-India level in virtual mode pursuant to directions of the Supreme Court in Surendra @ Sunda vs. State of Uttar Prade…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday said that the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls “exposed” that Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi and Congress “stood” with the infiltrations. The Supreme Court upheld the Election Commission of India’s decision to undertake a SIR of electoral rolls, holding that the revision exercise was within the constitutional and statutory powers of the poll body and was aime…
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court, flagging concerns over the rapid rise of a satirical social media campaign titled “Cockroach Janta Party” (CJP) following oral observations made during a recent hearing.The plea, filed by advocate Raja Choudhary through advocate-on-record Rajesh Singh Chauhan, contended that courtroom exchanges and oral observations of constitutional courts were increasingly being transformed into “viral commodities”…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Congress MP Tariq Anwar on Wednesday praised reports of the killing of Hamza Burhan, one of the key planners behind the Pulwama terror attack last year, by unknown gunmen in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK).The incident took place at Muzaffarabad in PoK, and Burhan is said to have been shot multiple times.Speaking to IANS, Anwar said: “Terrorism should be eliminated. This is good news for us because terrorists are being killed in Pakistan which provides a safe haven for t…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu has promulgated the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Ordinance, 2026, increasing the sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court from 33 to 37, excluding the Chief Justice of India. The move is aimed at addressing the growing pendency of cases and ensuring faster delivery of justice in the country’s highest court.Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal announced the development through…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Saturday clarified that his oral observations referring to certain elements as “parasites” and his remarks mentioning “youngsters like cockroaches” were being misquoted by a section of the media, asserting that his comments were aimed only at individuals entering professions with fake degrees and not at the youth of the country. In a statement, the CJI said he was “pained” to read reports suggesting that he had criti…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) In a move aimed at strengthening the justice delivery system, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant has constituted a Judicial Infrastructure Advisory Committee to evaluate the infrastructural requirements of courts nationwide.The committee, headed by Supreme Court judge Justice Aravind Kumar, has been tasked with preparing an assessment of judicial infrastructure needs nationwide and is expected to make a case for a government allocation of around Rs 40,000-50,000 cro…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Monday told the Supreme Court that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal had materially affected the outcome of Assembly elections in several constituencies, claiming that the number of deleted voters exceeded the margin of victory in at least 31 seats won by the BJP. A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing petitions challenging the SIR exercise undertaken by the…