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Friday, November 7, 2025
TopicIndian judiciary

Topic: indian judiciary

Gurugram unauthorised construction case: In rap to HC, why Supreme Court cited procedural fairness

Case stems from a bunch of PILs filed before Punjab and Haryana HC regarding rampant building violations in Gurugram. State submitted detailed reports that didn’t deny the allegations.

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.

Nothing suits dictatorship more than a subservient judiciary: Justice HR Khanna

The totalitarian states indeed are never tired of claiming a legal basis for their action and are too eager to make use of conventional legal institutions to further their ends, said Justice HR Khanna in 1980.

India’s Supreme Court is a decorated superstructure with a dilapidated base

Devesh Kapur and Arvind Subramanian's 'A Sixth of Humanity' has been called a definitive development history of India.

‘Foreign investment must for economic growth, investors expect quick, fair justice delivery’—Harish Salve

On a panel at Kautilya Economic Conclave in Delhi, the ex-Solicitor General of India spoke on need for judicial reforms, noting need for economic growth 'to be true to Constitution'.

CJI’s involvement in selection of CBI director is a safeguard, not a subversion

When the Vice President raises concern over the Chief Justice of India’s role in appointing the CBI Director, he touches not on privilege, but on architecture.

Judiciary a pillar that reflects spirit of India, within borders & beyond—Justice Surya Kant in Washington

The Supreme Court judge who will take over as the Chief Justice of India in November this year was delivering an address in Redmond, Washington.

Instances of judicial misconduct, corruption invite public scrutiny, says CJI Gavai in UK

CJI’s remarks come in the backdrop of HC judge Justice Yashwant Varma facing allegations of corruption after the discovery of large amount of burnt cash from his official residence in Delhi.

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.

‘You think we are not aware of the problem,’ Delhi HC asks petitioner, junks PIL on judge shortage

High court dismissed PIL filed by advocate Amit Sahni citing that judiciary & Union govt are already aware of the problem & administrative measures may be taken to resolve it.

On Camera

Nur Jahan to Chand Bibi—Indian women in sports have been erased from history

Dice have been found dating to the Bronze Age in various Harappan sites in present-day northwest India and throughout Pakistan. And it’s very possible that some had female owners.

India’s services exports touching $400 bn—a quiet engine offsetting trade deficit

In 2024-25, India exported $387.54 bn worth of services, against imports of $198.14 bn, earning all-time high surplus of $189.40 bn. This offset 2/3rd of goods trade deficit. 

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.