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Wednesday, October 29, 2025
TopicSC collegium

Topic: SC collegium

Modi govt took nearly a year to clear 24 names for HC judge appointments in 4 states

Decks were cleared for appointment of 11 district judges for Allahabad HC, one for Chhattisgarh HC, 8 for Calcutta HC, among others, which now await law ministry’s notification.

Supreme Court collegium meets after 4 months, to fast-track appointment of high court judges

The Supreme Court collegium, led by CJI S.A. Bobde, discussed appointments for Gujarat, Allahabad, Patna and Kerala high courts.

Modi govt appoints J&K separatist’s son-in-law as high court judge

Govt had initially objected to the elevation of Javed Iqbal Wani, son-in-law of separatist Mian Abdul Qayoom, after IB report stated Qayoom had assisted J&K separatists.

SC proposes transfer of Justice Muralidhar, known for ‘bold verdicts’, from Delhi HC

Justice S. Muralidhar has given verdicts in a number of important cases, including the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case and the Hashimpura massacre case.

SC collegium overrules Modi govt, clears separatist’s son-in-law as J&K High Court judge

Srinagar-based lawyer Javed Iqbal Wani is the son-in-law of Mian Abdul Qayoom, a prominent separatist who is among the founding members of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference.

SC Collegium rejects govt order, recommends elevation of 4 advocates as Karnataka HC judges

The Supreme Court Collegium rejected the government's recommendation on the grounds of an Intelligence Bureau report which said nothing adverse came to notice against the advocates' integrity.

Modi govt doesn’t want lawyer son-in-law of J&K ‘separatist’ elevated to HC, SC to decide

Advocate Javed Iqbal Wani is son-in-law of Mian Abdul Qayoom — one of the founding members of Hurriyat who NIA had summoned in a terror funding case.

Indian society must find ways to hold ‘privileged’ judicial community accountable

India’s legal community operates like a self-serving guild enjoying influence and privilege at the cost of the society.

Modi govt has swiftly cleared appointments of judges: Supreme Court

CJI Gogoi says only 27 files on appointment of HC judges are pending with Centre, and around 70-80 proposals with the SC collegium.

Justice Murlidhar, the Delhi HC judge whose transfer split Supreme Court collegium

The Delhi HC judge, known for 'bold pronouncements', is at the heart of the latest row in the judiciary as proposals to transfer him have been stalled.

On Camera

Russia’s super-missile test shows a new, expensive technological race—with dire outcomes

The test raises a question. Why have Russian nuclear strategists now invested in the Burevestnik, when the US abandoned nuclear ramjet propulsion in 1964?

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.