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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
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Topic: Judges

‘Inquiry based on presumptions’—Justice Varma moves SC against in-house panel report

The Allahabad HC judge faces possible impeachment for alleged discovery of half-burnt currency notes at his official premises that he occupied as a Delhi HC judge.

House panel discusses judges’ ‘misconduct’, ‘cooling-off period’ before taking up post-retirement jobs

The parliamentary panel, chaired by BJP MP Brij Lal, also saw lawmakers discuss raising the retirement age for judges and concerns over the political ambitions some of them harbour.

A judge cannot ignore ground realities, isolation not an effective approach for those in judiciary’—CJI Gavai

At a Bar Council of India felicitation event, the CJI emphasised the crucial role of judges in understanding and responding to societal realities.

Those in constitutional posts shouldn’t act as party spokespersons—Sibal on Dhankhar’s barb at judges

He was referring to V-P's remark that judges were acting like 'super Parliament'. Sibal added it is because executive is fallible that Constitution gives court right to interfere.

Shinde govt forms board of retired judges to look into Maratha quota demand as protests escalate

A reservation sub-committee will also meet activist Manoj Jarange-Patil Tuesday to persuade him to drop the hunger strike.

Arbitrator pool should go beyond ex-judges, ad-hoc arbitrations must end — former SC judge Hemant Gupta

The India International Arbitration Centre chairman believes process of arbitration needs to be institutionalised so arbitrations become effective alternative dispute redressal mechanism.

Haryana is hurrying to make courts Hindi-only. Some things are getting lost in translation

Civil and criminal courts in Haryana have to switch to Hindi by 1 April. Task involves re-training clerks, translating court documents, preparing judges to ditch English verdicts.

SC reiterates 4 names for HC judgeship, tells govt ‘can’t infer bias from social media views’

Collegium in resolution adopted Wednesday reiterated names of advocates Somasekhar Sundaresan, Saurabh Kirpal, Amitesh Banerjee & Sakya Sen for elevation, rejecting govt’s objections.

Social media engagement by judges goes against ‘expected’ aloofness

A peek into a judge’s opinions and online interactions with certain individuals may affect the perception of neutrality expected while delivering a verdict.

‘Courts not seen as workplace’—In Hapur, 13 women judges, 200 lawyers have 1 working toilet

Hapur should be the postcard of rising women in Indian judiciary. But toilets tell a different story.

On Camera

India’s TRP ecosystem needs a reset. Time to end BARC monopoly

A ratings monopoly in India has led to lack of technological variation, resulting in sluggish systems detached from market dynamics.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.