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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicCivil judges

Topic: civil judges

Cut off missed by 1.9 marks, civil judge aspirant moved court over ‘eloquent’ answer. Why HC refused plea

Diksha Kalson, who challenged evaluation of her answer sheet in Haryana Civil Service (Judicial Branch) Examination, had fallen short of the 495-mark cut off by by a whisker.

Why India’s lower judiciary rarely reaches high courts. Supreme Court looks into ‘anomaly’

Subordinate judiciary plagued by stagnation, bleak promotional avenues & disillusionment, with most only dreaming of being district judge. A constitution bench looks for solution.

Scrapped in 2002, why SC has restored 3-year legal practice requirement for civil judges

In 2002, the Supreme Court had scrapped the three-year legal practice requirement to attract the 'best talent' in the judiciary. Tuesday's ruling effectively reverses that decision.

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Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.