Supreme Court explores ad hoc judges for criminal appeal backlog, ET LegalWorld
As pending cases continue to mount in high courts because of multiple reasons, including judge vacancies not being filled, Supreme Court Tuesday said it was time to appoint ad hoc judges in HCs — invoking Article 224A of the Constitution — who would be part of division benches headed by a permanent judge of the […]
Two new judges sworn-in, Delhi HC strength rises to 37, ET LegalWorld
Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru on Wednesday administered the oath of office to advocates Ajay Digpaul and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar as judges of the Delhi High Court. With these two new inductions, the strength of Delhi HC rose to 37 against the sanctioned 60 judges. On Monday, Union Minister for Law and Justice Arjun Ram […]
States have money to give freebies but not to retired judges: SC, ET LegalWorld
States have enough money to give freebies to people who do no work but they claim financial constraints when it comes to paying salary and pension to judges of the district judiciary, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih made the oral observation after Attorney […]
Delhi, Uttarakhand HCs get new judges, Legal News, ET LegalWorld
Two advocates and a judicial officer were on Monday appointed as judges — two in the Delhi High Court and one in the Uttarakhand High Court. Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced their appointments on X. While advocates Ajay Digpaul and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar were appointed as judges of the Delhi HC, Ashish Naithani, a […]
No proposal to increase retirement age of SC, HC judges: Govt tells RS

The government informed the Rajya Sabha that there are no plans to raise the retirement age for Supreme Court and high court judges. AAP MP Raghav Chaddha advocated for a post-retirement "cooling-off" period for judges, citing concerns about potential conflicts of interest. Source link
SC expresses ‘shock’ over Rs 6k-15k pension of ex-HC judges, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed “shock” over some retired high court judges getting a meagre pension ranging between Rs 6,000 and Rs 15,000. A bench of Justices B R Gavai, P K Mishra and K V Viswanathan was hearing a petition filed by a retired high court judge who said he was receiving a […]
All high court judges are entitled to equal benefits, Legal News, ET LegalWorld
SC on Tuesday said the high court judges recruited from the district judiciary would be entitled to same benefits including pension, at par with judges elevated from the bar. A bench of Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud and Justice J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said the sources from which the high court […]
Pak parliamentary body approves bill to raise number of Supreme Court judges to 25, ET LegalWorld
A Pakistan parliamentary panel has approved a controversial bill to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court from 17 to 25 despite its disapproval by the opposition lawmakers who termed it an attempt to manipulate the judiciary. ‘The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) (Amendment) Act 2024’ which sought to increase the number of […]
Three New Additional Judges Sworn in at AP High Court, ET LegalWorld
Chief justice Dheeraj Singh Thakur administered the oath to three newly appointed additional judges of the AP high court on Monday. The oath-taking ceremony was held in the first courtroom of the high court. HC registrar general, Y Lakshmana Rao, read out the official notification issued by President Draupadi Murmu, appointing Maheshwara Rao Kunchem (alias […]
Justice Hima Kohli flags gender bias in Judiciary; Women judges making up 13.76% of High Court, ET LegalWorld
On October 25, former Supreme Court judge Justice Hima Kohli flagged the issue of gender discrimination and bias, which, though seemingly subsided on the surface, continue to operate surreptitiously, often leading women lawyers to face stereotypes and question their authority. Representation of Women in Judicial Positions and Number of Sitting Women Judges in high court […]