Collegium has recommended 4 HC judges for elevation as Chief Justices for HCs of Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Jharkhand and Sikkim; it has also recommended Chief Justice of Meghalaya HC take charge of Kerala HC.
Of 687 high court judges, at least 102 related to former or sitting judges, 117 were either 2nd- or 3rd-generation lawyers before elevation or related to members of legal fraternity.
In Justice Yashwant Varma’s case, Delhi police commissioner shared photographs and video of cash, allegedly found in aftermath of a fire, with the Delhi high court chief justice.
In its previous hearing, Supreme Court had stayed Lokpal's order saying it was 'something very, very disturbing' & concerned independence of judiciary.
Moreover, data shared by Modi govt in Parliament this week shows only 17% of lawyers elevated as judges to various high courts across the country since 2018 were women.
Indians tend to fuss more about the damage done to the Indian psyche by Thomas B Macaulay’s infamous Minute of 1835, but he was preceded in this unholy endeavour by James Mill.
A govt official said that although ATF prices for domestic market had been expected to rise 100 per cent in April, increase was moderated to 25 per cent to cushion burden on domestic passengers.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
1. Saying the backlog is just because we don’t have enough judges is as shallow as blaming corruption on low salaries. Both miss the real issue: priorities and incentives.
2. The courts are overloaded not by the number of cases, but by how time is spent — on flashy PILs, suo motu orders that should be left to the government, long vacations, and foreign junkets. Meanwhile, ordinary people’s civil and criminal cases rot for years.
3. Off-the-cuff remarks get more attention than actual judgments. The system rewards drama, not resolution.
4. Take my own case: a tiny dent between my jeep and a truck. Neither of us wanted to complain. Police filed an FIR anyway, and the matter dragged on for nine years before it was quietly closed. The system created a case nobody asked for.
Real reform isn’t about hiring more judges. It’s about building a system that kills frivolous cases early, pushes mediation, and saves courtroom time for matters that actually need it.
Until we stop rewarding delay and spectacle, more judges will only make the backlog worse.
1. Saying the backlog is just because we don’t have enough judges is as shallow as blaming corruption on low salaries. Both miss the real issue: priorities and incentives.
2. The courts are overloaded not by the number of cases, but by how time is spent — on flashy PILs, suo motu orders that should be left to the government, long vacations, and foreign junkets. Meanwhile, ordinary people’s civil and criminal cases rot for years.
3. Off-the-cuff remarks get more attention than actual judgments. The system rewards drama, not resolution.
4. Take my own case: a tiny dent between my jeep and a truck. Neither of us wanted to complain. Police filed an FIR anyway, and the matter dragged on for nine years before it was quietly closed. The system created a case nobody asked for.
Real reform isn’t about hiring more judges. It’s about building a system that kills frivolous cases early, pushes mediation, and saves courtroom time for matters that actually need it.
Until we stop rewarding delay and spectacle, more judges will only make the backlog worse.