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Monday, November 24, 2025
TopicSupreme Court judges

Topic: Supreme Court judges

Justice VM Pancholi: From Gujarat’s courtrooms to Patna HC & now in line to be India’s 60th CJI

While at Gujarat HC, Justice Pancholi presided over defamation case against Rahul Gandhi. He also allowed termination of six-week pregnancy of 17-yr-old rape survivor.

INDIA bloc fields ex-SC judge Justice B. Sudershan Reddy as V-P candidate against CP Radhakrishnan

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge made the announcement Tuesday following the INDIA bloc meeting. Reddy will file his nomination for the vice-presidential polls on 21 August.

‘Judges must uphold constitutional morality, not be swayed by popular opinion’—retd SC judge AS Oka

Speaking at an event, Justice Oka hailed the legacy of dissenting judges in landmark cases, criticised terminology like 'lower courts', & raised concerns over delays in judicial appointments.

New SC judge Joymalya Bagchi had sought mercy for Dhananjoy Chatterjee, won relief for Taslima Nasreen

Justice Bagchi is in line to become Chief Justice of India in May 2031 and will be the seventh judge from West Bengal to occupy the office.

Making sense of DY Chandrachud’s legacy isn’t easy. It’s complicated, confounding

There are 3 broad categories of Chandrachud rulings: those where rhetoric matched impact, those that were high-minded but not too impactful, and those where the impact contradicted the rhetoric.

Supreme Court gets two new judges – top court’s first-ever from Manipur

J&K’s chief justice, Justice N Kotiswar Singh has become the first judge from Manipur to be appointed to SC. Justice Mahadevan is at present acting chief justice of Madras HC.

My appointment to SC was sped up to give representation to Scheduled Castes, says Justice Gavai

At an event hosted by the New York City Bar, the judge credited the Indian Constitution’s mandate for inclusivity behind his elevation to the top court.

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.

‘A true trailblazer’: PM Modi on Justice Fathima Beevi

Beevi, the first woman judge of the Supreme Court and former Governor of Tamil Nadu, died at a private hospital on 23 November.

Five new judges take oath as Supreme Court judges

With the swearing-in of five new judges, the strength of the top court would go up to 32 from 27 and only two vacancies would remain.

On Camera

DPDP Act will change how we interact with the internet. Get ready for the consent mails

India does not have a data protection regulator to make good on the DPDP Act’s promise and articulate clear future standards.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.