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SC Adds Two New Courtrooms as Judge Strength Set to Rise to 38
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SC Adds Two New Courtrooms as Judge Strength Set to Rise to 38

Supreme Court creates two additional courtrooms and two Registrar Courtrooms as its sanctioned judicial strength rises from 34 to 38 amid growing case pendency.

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Punjab And Haryana High Court Dismisses PIL Against Judge's Appointment, Imposes Rs 1 Lakh Cost [Read Order] Judiciary
Punjab And Haryana High Court Dismisses PIL Against Judge's Appointment, Imposes Rs 1 Lakh Cost [Read Order]

Punjab and Haryana High Court dismisses PIL challenging an advocate's appointment as Judge, holding it was filed to settle a personal score, and imposes ₹1 lakh cost.

'They Will Not Appoint Gay People to the Judiciary': Menaka Guruswamy During SC Judges Bill Debate Executive
'They Will Not Appoint Gay People to the Judiciary': Menaka Guruswamy During SC Judges Bill Debate

The Rajya Sabha passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, increasing the sanctioned strength to 38 judges, while MP Menaka Guruswamy questioned judicial diversity and the ordinance route.

Jharkhand govt files contempt plea against Centre in SC over delay in appointment of HC's Chief Justice Executive
Jharkhand govt files contempt plea against Centre in SC over delay in appointment of HC's Chief Justice

Jharkhand files contempt plea in SC against Centre over delays in appointing High Court Chief Justice, citing judicial independence and administrative concerns.

'Arbitrary, impermissible,' SC quashes HC's resolution raising aggregate cut off marks on district judges appointment [Read Judgment] Legal Insiders
'Arbitrary, impermissible,' SC quashes HC's resolution raising aggregate cut off marks on district judges appointment [Read Judgment]

SC overturns Jharkhand HC's post-exam 50% cut-off for judge candidates, calling it arbitrary and enforcing no mid-process rule changes.

Segregation of judges names troublesome: Supreme Court [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has objected to segregation of names recommended by the Collegium for appointment as judges as it affected the seniority and dissuaded the meritorious candidates to join the bench.

Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh appointed as acting Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court [Read Press Release]

NEW DELHI: Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, senior most puisne Judge of the Gauhati High Court, has been appointed as acting Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court.

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Six New Addl Judges Of Bombay High Court [Read Notice]

The Union government has notified appointment of six additional judges to the Bombay High Court for a period of two years.


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