Judges

23 candidates recommended by HC collegiums and reiterated by SC pending with Centre, say officials

At least seven high courts had recommended these names for appointment as high court judges, sources said

Judges’ salaries and service amendment Bill in Lok Sabha today: Key features of proposed legislation

The Bill clarifies when Supreme Court and High Court judges are entitled to an additional quantum of pension or family pension on attaining a certain age.

Incumbent upon judges to exercise utmost discretion in utterances in courtrooms, says President Kovind

Ram Nath Kovind said that in Indian tradition, judges are imagined as a model of rectitude and detachment more akin to 'sthitpragya' (a person of steady wisdom).

In a first, 9 Supreme Court judges take oath in one go; working strength goes up to 33

Chief Justice of India N V Ramana administered the oath of office in a swearing-in ceremony held in the auditorium of the apex court's additional building complex

Satya Pal Malik likely to become first Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, say reports

Satya Pal Malik is likely to become the first Lieutenant Governor (L-G) for both Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

Post-retirement prospects for constitutional court judges tear the fabric of judicial independence

The government's appointment of Justice Sunil Gaur as the chairperson of the Prevention of Money Laundering Appellate (PMLA) Tribunal has once again brought back into the spotlight questions of constitutional significance facing the independence and credibility of India’s higher judiciary.

Don't address judges as 'my Lord', 'your lordships', Rajasthan HC asks counsels, others to honour 'mandate of equality'

Rajasthan High Court on Monday issued a notice requesting the counsels and others to 'desist' from addressing the judges as 'My Lord' and 'Your Lordship'

Are judges over protected from law?

Courts should reaffirm that principles of natural justice are sacrosanct. History is replete with instances of political clout being used to prevent the judiciary from functioning properly

'Stop when judges walk past': Allahabad HC diktat for office bearers entrenches medieval notions of hierarchy

While one can be critical of such manifest notions of hierarchy, the fact remains that with each order like the one passed by Allahabad High Court registry, it gets more entrenched.

Attributing political colours to judgments and attacking judges in media is contempt of gravest form: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court came down heavily on activist lawyers for attacking judges and attributing political colours to judgments, calling it the contempt of gravest form.