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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicIndian judges

Topic: Indian judges

‘Vedas will protect you’ remark to ‘caste bias’, Justice GR Swaminathan is no stranger to controversy

Oppn MPs have moved an impeachment motion against the Madras HC judge, saying his conduct 'raises serious questions regarding impartiality, transparency & secular functioning of judiciary'.

Ex-judges slam ‘motivated campaign’ against CJI Kant for Rohingya remarks, days after others voice worry

A 5 December open letter conveyed concerns over the CJI equating the Rohingya migrants with 'intruders' who 'dig tunnels' and questioning their basic entitlements.

What hasn’t changed in the Supreme Court for 75 years—the ushers

A senior advocate at the SC recounted a conversation with an usher. 'He told us that the judge's flask wasn't water, but a spirit of a different kind to keep His Lordship happy.'

Uneasy gavel of the district judiciary—opacity in dismissal, ‘perpetual fear’ of high courts

Judge Jagat Mohan Chaturvedi, who was dismissed from service in 2015, is a case in point. Madhya Pradesh HC while reinstating him has pointed to the judiciary’s ‘colonial mindset’.

There is no scope for politicking, says Kiren Rijiju on impeachment motion against HC judge Yashwant Varma

‘The impeachment motion against Justice Yashwant Varma is a matter related to corruption in the judiciary...So, we would like to have a united stand,’ added Union Minister Rijiju.

Not becoming judges to be popular: Justice Oka demits office, lauded as ‘tireless judge’

The Supreme Court justice gave his farewell address after holding the post for 3 years and 9 months, after serving as a judge of Bombay High Court, & Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court.

‘Bohot bolte ho, bas kar jao, nahi toh uda denge’—FIR lodged after 2 men threaten Dwarka court judge

This is the second such report this month, with another judge being threatened by the man she convicted in open court. No FIR has been filed in that case.

With new portal on courtroom humour, Delhi HC upholds the right to be funny

Portal aims to show the 'human side' of legal system. 'We need to learn how to laugh at ourselves,' says chairperson of HC's IT, AI & Accessibility Committee, which conceived the idea.

If parties co-opt judges into political system, the last bastion of Indian democracy will fall

We live in an age when the whole country looks to the judiciary to keep the legislative and the executive branches in check. Should we allow political parties to win judges over to their side?

Justice P B Varale takes oath as Supreme Court judge, apex court gets full strength

Justice Varale's name was recommended by the SC Collegium following the retirement of Justice S K Kaul on 25 December last year.

On Camera

How Gen-Z is changing the violent extremist landscape online

The evolving extremist threat now hinges on young people online, demanding new strategies beyond traditional counter-terror models.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.