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Thursday, June 11, 2026
TopicHigh courts

Topic: high courts

Location of dispute vs location of authority: SC revives old debate on HCs’ territorial jurisdiction

The top court ruled in a BSF constable's case that he could pursue his service dispute in Delhi High Court despite the disciplinary proceedings against him having occurred elsewhere.

22 judges per million, 26 lakh cases pending: India’s judicial gap widens despite years of reform

While the judge-population ratio rose from 17.48 in 2014 to 22 in 2025, pendency of cases climbed from 2,20,736 in 2016 to 26,85,836 in 2025.

In 1st decision, CJI Surya Kant-led Collegium recommends new Chief Justices for 5 high courts

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.

Day-to-day hearings, periodic reports & more—SC’s directions to ensure speedy trial in UAPA cases

Refusing to stay bail to Jnaneshwari Express case accused, top court says delays in UAPA cases acquire 'more insidious character'.

Supreme Court Collegium recommended 136 names for HC judgeship in last 17 months. Only 20 are women

New Delhi: In the last 17 months, the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended only 20 women for judgeship in the country’s high courts—a small...

Legal pedigree not just entrenched in SC. 1 in 3 HC judges related to judges, ex-judges or lawyers

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.

Can there be an FIR against Justice Yashwant Varma? A 1991 SC verdict holds the answer

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.

Why is compulsory retirement used to mass-fire district court judges? Origins go back to British

In 'Tareekh Pe Justice', Prashant Reddy T and Chitrakshi Jain conduct a deep dive into the dysfunction plaguing the district judiciary.

Centre disputes Lokpal order for probe against HC judge, says high courts are constitutional offices

In its previous hearing, Supreme Court had stayed Lokpal's order saying it was 'something very, very disturbing' & concerned independence of judiciary.

8 of 25 high courts have only 1 woman judge. Data shows poor representation in higher 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.

On Camera

Modi beats Nehru’s record. TV channels & newspapers choose a victory tune over band baaja

On Wednesday evening, after PM Modi made a grand speech to NDA colleagues, he soon became the man of the moment on primetime television news.

Linde India’s minority investors cry foul after firm asks SC to stay SEBI action on key valuation report

Long-drawn dispute involves complaints that Linde India had allegedly unfairly hived off a potentially lucrative business to unlisted subsidiary without approval of all shareholders.

All about US Corsair unmanned boat that rescued Apache helicopter crew in Hormuz

The unmanned boat was able to locate, retrieve and transport the 2 AH-64 Apache helicopter crew members after the crash.

Three destroyers of Brand India. It’s all in our cities

The central curse of our urban governance isn’t that more voters live in these slummified villages. It’s that the political class panders to them instead of improving their quality of life.