SC Collegium recommends appointment of Judicial Officers and Advocates as Judges of 3 High Courts
The Collegium recommended the appointments for the High Courts of Chhattisgarh, Gauhati and Orissa.
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SC Collegium recommends appointment of 2 Permanent HC Judges and Term Extension for 6 Additional Judges
The Collegium recommended appointment of Permanent Judges for High Courts of Punjab & Haryana and Calcutta and term extension for six Additional Judges of Calcutta High Court.
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Know Thy Judge |Supreme Court of India: Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar’s Career in Law and Notable Judgments
Prior to being elevated to the Supreme Court, Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar formerly served as the Chief Justice of Manipur High Court and as Judge of Punjab & Haryana High Court and Andhra Pradesh High Court.
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Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Justice J.B. Pardiwala’s Expansive Career and Key Judgments
A 4th generation lawyer, Justice Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala assumed office as Judge of the Supreme Court of India on 9 May 2022 and is in line to become the Chief Justice of India in 2028 for a two-year and three months term from May 2028 to August 2030.
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92 Videos, 237 Photos to Prove Adultery! Who Took Them? SC Questions the Unregulated World of Private Investigators; Urges Legislature to Frame Laws
While deciding a matrimonial maintenance dispute where a husband presented videos and photographs obtained from a private investigator before the trial court to prove his wife’s adultery, the Court expressed massive concerns over breach of privacy, proper authorisation thereby highlighting engagement of private investigators as “an area sans regulation”.
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Husband Must Prove Wife’s Adultery “Ex-Facie” to Deny Interim Maintenance: Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of S. 125(4) CrPC
A husband can’t simply delay a wife’s interim maintenance by alleging adultery, but if he proves it clearly, at the very outset, the law is equally clear: she isn’t entitled to a rupee, interim or final. The Supreme Court draws the line between the two.
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A Person’s Caste Has No Place in an FIR: Pakistan SC issues directions banning caste, conversion status references in FIRs, arrest memos
The Court opined that practices of prefixing or suffixing names with caste identifiers in official police records perpetuate a social ill that the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan explicitly and unequivocally aims to eradicate.
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Inside the Order: Why and How the Supreme Court Curbed, Clipped, Out-of-Context Court Videos on Social Media
The Supreme Court on 24 July 2026 issued interim order prohibiting monetisation, posting, re-posting, uploading, transmitting, modification etc., of recording of judicial proceedings in light of concerns raised by the petitioner over selective circulation of clipped, edited, and decontextualised portions of court hearings on social media platforms.
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5,393 Elderly and Terminally Ill Prisoners Identified by NALSA. Supreme Court Says the Criminal Justice System Needs Systemic Recalibration; Issues Comprehensive Directions
While issuing comprehensive directions, the Court noted that these proceedings called for a systemic recalibration of criminal justice system, wherein vulnerability is not treated as an afterthought, but as a constitutionally significant determinant for humane treatment of prisoners.
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Know Thy Judge | From Student Union to the Supreme Court: Explore Justice Aravind Kumar’s inspirational journey & notable judgments
Prior to his elevation to the Supreme Court, Justice Aravind Kumar, had already left a remarkable legacy at the High Courts due to his committed approach towards tackling pendency of cases, training of advocates and several philanthropic outreaches.
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President appoints Justice Sudhir Singh as Acting Chief Justice of Patna High Court
Justice Sudhir Singh will perform the duties of Chief Justice consequent upon the retirement of present Chief Justice, Meenakshi M. Rai.
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Justice Yogesh Khanna takes charge as Officiating Chairperson of NCLAT
Justice Yogesh Khanna’s appointment was made w.e.f 5 July 2026 after the conclusion of former Chairman, Justice Ashok Bhushan’s tenure on 4 July 2026.
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Justice Ashok Bhushan concludes tenure as NCLAT Chairman: Throwback to an illustrious career and key decisions
After an extensive career as an advocate and an equally extensive judicial career including the Supreme Court of India, Justice Ashok Bhushan took over as Chairman of NCLAT in 2021.
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Oral consent given under anaesthesia or state of limited capacity, cannot be considered informed consent: Peshawar High Court
In this case, wherein a plastic surgeon made a significant departure from the originally contemplated procedure of simple debridement and decided to amputate the plaintiff’s injured finger, the Court discussed the necessity of informed consent, a doctor’s duty of care and burden of proof in medical negligence cases.
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How ITRs can be used to assess annual income of deceased persons in Motor Accident Claims? Supreme Court lays down the method
The Court observed ITRs are statutory documents when it comes to assessing one’s income, for the purposes of compensation under the MV Act. Hence, it issued the Guidelines for annual income assessment after effectively making a bifurcation between salaried individuals and self-employed individuals.
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Fundamental Right to Walk on Footpath, Homemaker’s Unpaid Work and Five New Judges: Supreme Court June 2026 Roundup
Explore Supreme Court judgments from June 2026 covering defining decisions on recognition of a homemaker’s unpaid work, fundamental right to walk, EWS reservation in private colleges etc., and legal developments on appointment of judges, draft AI Regulations and many more stories.
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Pre-Marital Physical Relationship Between Consenting Adults Not Ground to Draw Adverse Inference on Character: Supreme Court Restores Police Constable’s Appointment
The Court was considering a case where the appellant’s provisional selection to the post of Stipendiary Cadet Trainee Police Constable was cancelled on ground of criminal antecedents resulting from moral turpitude.
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Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment of 7 Advocates & 3 Judicial Officers as High Court Judges
The Collegium made the recommendations for three High Courts, namely- Madhya Pradesh High Court, Karnataka High Court and Himachal Pradesh High Court.
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Supreme Court Collegium recommends elevation of 2 Additional Judges as Permanent Judges of Punjab and Haryana HC
Justice Harmeet Singh Grewal and Justice Deepinder Singh Nalwa were appointed as Additional Judges in February 2025.
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President appoints Justice Meenakshi M. Rai as 48th Chief Justice of Patna High Court
On 22 May 2026, the Supreme Court Collegium recommended Justice Meenakshi M. Rai’s name for appointment as Chief Justice of Patna High Court.
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