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Supreme Court Collegium Proposes Transfer Of 14 High Court Judges
In a significant reshuffle of the higher judiciary, the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of 14 judges across various High Courts. The move involves judges from Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madras, Rajasthan, Delhi, Allahabad, Gujarat, Kerala, Calcutta, Andhra Pradesh, and Patna High Courts.According to the collegium statement, published today after the meetings held on...
Delhi Riots: Court Raps Delhi Police For 'False Case' Against Six Men Accused Of Arson Near Mosque, Acquits All
A Delhi Court has rapped the Delhi Police for foisting “false case” against six men in relation to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Singh of Karkardooma Courts said that there was “egregious padding of evidence” by the Investigating officer, resulting in “serious trampling” of rights of the accused persons. The judge acquitted Ishu Gupta, Prem...
Supreme Court To Examine Validity Of Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act Provision On District Collector's Powers To Confiscate Property
The Supreme Court will soon examine the validity of Section 58 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, which deals with a District Collector's powers of confiscation of property related to offenses under the Act.A bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran, NV Anjaria recently issued notice on a petition filed by the State of Bihar challenging a Patna High Court decision...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : August 26, 2025
Links of today's Supreme Court reports :NGT Has No Power To Direct ED Probe Under PMLA : Supreme CourtSupreme Court Stays Kerala HC Order Which Held Cochin International Airport Ltd To Be A 'Public Authority' Under RTI ActNon-Discovery Of Incriminating Material Does Not Mean Non-Cooperation By Accused: Supreme CourtRefusal To Enter Witness Box By Party Having Special Knowledge Of Facts...
Journalist Abhisar Sharma Moves Supreme Court Challenging Assam Police FIR Over Video Against Govt; Challenges S.152 BNS
Journalist and YouTuber Abhisar Sharma has approached the Supreme Court against an FIR registered by Assam police under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.He says that the FIR was registered after he published a video criticizing Assam government's 'communal politics' and questioning its allotment of 3000 bighas of land to a private entity. He also challenges the vires of Section 152...
As FSL Didn't Make Clear Finding On Biren Singh's Voice, Supreme Court Refers Manipur Tapes To National Forensic Laboratory
The Supreme Court on Monday (August 25) directed that the audio recordings allegedly implicating former Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh in the state's ethnic violence be sent for forensic examination to the National Forensic Science Laboratory (NFSL), Gandhinagar, after noting that the earlier report by the Guwahati Forensic Sciences laboratory did not return a clear finding on whether...
'Why Senior Women Judges Ignored?': Indira Jaising Questions Collegium Proposal To Elevate Justice Pancholi
Senior Advocate Indira Jaising has questioned the Supreme Court Collegium's recommendation to elevate Justice Vipul Pancholi, Chief Justice of the Patna High Court, to the Supreme Court, asking why three women judges, who are senior to him, were ignored.Jaising highlighted the abysmal representation of women in the Supreme Court, which has only one woman judge, Justice BV Nagarathna. Taking...
CJAR Seeks Disclosure Of Justice Nagarathna's Dissent Against Collegium Proposal For Justice Vipul Pancholi's Elevation
The Supreme Court Collegium's proposal to elevate Justice Vipul Pancholi, Chief Justice of the Patna High Court and originally from the Gujarat High Court, to the Supreme Court has sparked controversy after reports emerged that Justice BV Nagarathna dissented in the Collegium meeting.According to a report of The Hindustan Times, Justice Nagarathna had expressed reservations about...
NCLAT Judge Recuses From Case Saying He Was Approached By 'Higher Judiciary Member' To Favour A Party
The judicial member of National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Chennai Bench, Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma, recused from hearing an insolvency matter, after observing that he was approached by "one of the most revered members of the higher judiciary" seeking an order favouring a particular party. The August 13 order passed by a bench of judicial member Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma and...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends New Chief Justice For Bombay High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 25th August, 2025 recommended appointment of Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, presently a Judge of the Bombay High Court as the Chief Justice of that HC.Born in May 1965, Justice Chandrashekhar is the senior most judge of the Bombay High Court after present CJ Alok Aradhe, who will demit office upon superannuation in April next...