Role Of A Judge Often Requires Taking Unpopular Or Inconvenient Decisions: Justice Vikram Nath

Supreme Court Justice Vikram Nath on Saturday (April 4) said that the role of a judge often demands courage to take decisions that may be unpopular or inconvenient, emphasizing that judicial independence is sustained by the willingness to uphold the law even under public scrutiny.Speaking at a two-day Annual Conference of Judges of the District Judiciary on the theme "Re-shaping Dispensation...

Gujarat High Court Bars Judges From Using Artificial Intelligence In Decision Making, Reasoning, Interpretation

The High Court has allowed the use of AI for administrative tasks, case administration, drafting and research assistance, translation etc.

Centre Should Not View States As Subordinates; Citizens Of A State Cannot Be Discriminated Against: Justice BV Nagarathna

The relationship between the Centre and the States should not be dependent on the ruling party, she said.

Pained At Seeing Clips Of Undignified Conduct By Judges : Supreme Court Justice NV Anjaria

Justice Anjaria emphasised that judges must maintain decorum and discipline in Courtroom.

Dowry Harassment & Domestic Abuse Continue Despite Legal Reforms & Progress, Patriarchy Still Prevails : Supreme Court

"Why does the control over women's bodies, choices, and lives still persist so deeply within society?" the Court asked.

CJI Surya Kant Completes Self-Enumeration For Census 2027 At Residence

The Chief Justice of India has successfully completed self-enumeration for Phase I of the Census 2027, namely the Houselisting and Housing Census, at his official residence on Friday.According to an official communication by the Census of India, Chief Justice Surya Kant recorded his household details through the secure Self-Enumeration Portal.Officials described the completion of...

Supreme Court Monthly Digest: February 2026

Administrative Law – Interest Liability – Delay by Government Authority: The Supreme Court upheld the TDSAT's finding that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) could not levy interest for the period during which it "slept over the matter." - Interest is only payable from the expiry of the notice period stipulated in the show-cause notice (December 8, 2014), rather than the date of...

Pay Commission Benefits Can't Be Denied By Creating Additional Conditions: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on April 1 observed that the Central Pay Commission's recommendation cannot be loosely construed to deny a benefit to an employee by creating an additional condition to deny the benefit of the pay commission. A bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice S.V.N. Bhatti heard the matter concerning the respondents, who had initially joined the Border Roads Organisation...

Supreme Court Holds Good Friday Sitting To Modify Order On Rajasthan SI Selection Exam

The Supreme Court, in a special sitting today, modified its yesterday's order which allowed the petitioner and similarly placed candidates to appear for the Sub Inspector Police/Platoon Commander Recruitment Examination 2025 in Rajasthan. The exam is scheduled to take place on April 5. The Court has now restricted the benefit only to the present petitioner, Suraj Mal Meena.To briefly state,...

Sabarimala Reference | Internal Autonomy Of Religion Must Be Protected : Jain Organisations Tell Supreme Court

Morality under Article 25 of the Constitution should not be understood as 'Constitutional morality', they argued.

Disappointed That West Bengal Chief Secretary Could Not Be Contacted When Judges Were Gheraoed : Supreme Court

The Court slammed the conduct of the Chief Secretary, Home Secretary and the DGP as 'deplorable'.

Rajasthan High Court Deletes Earlier Remarks On Transgender Bill 2026, Uploads Updated Version

The Rajasthan High Court has deleted its earlier critical remarks made on the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, which seeks to amend the Transgender Act 2019. In an order passed on March 30, Justice Arun Monga, in the epilogue to the judgment, had remarked that the Transgender Amendment Bill 2026, which received the Presidential Assent on March 30,...