Supreme Court creates two additional courtrooms and two Registrar Courtrooms as its sanctioned judicial strength rises from 34 to 38 amid growing case pendency.
Read Full ArticlePunjab 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.
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 files contempt plea in SC against Centre over delays in appointing High Court Chief Justice, citing judicial independence and administrative concerns.
SC overturns Jharkhand HC's post-exam 50% cut-off for judge candidates, calling it arbitrary and enforcing no mid-process rule changes.
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.
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.
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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