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Friday, September 26, 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

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.