The Latest Breaking News from High Courts

Bail appeals in India's High Courts surged post 2020, with 4-4.3 lakh filed each year. Pending appeals also rose from 50,000 to 1.25-1.3 lakh. Reasons could include the increase in COVID-19-related cases, but data is missing for 77% of cases. Median days taken for disposal of regular bail cases ranged…

SC Collegium recommends 24 judges' transfers despite requests; some get different High Courts.

The Law Ministry on Friday notified appointment of judges to Himachal Pradesh and Telangana High Courts and elevation of 15 additional judges as permanent judges across five High Courts.

Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Friday informed the Lok Sabha that of the 604 judges appointed since 2018 to various High Courts, 454 belong to general category.

President appoints new Chief Justices to four High Courts; Justice Sunita Agarwal (Gujarat) is only female Chief Justice; Justice Alok Aradhe (Telangana), Justice Subhasis Talapatra (Orissa), Justice Ashish Jitendra Desai (Kerala) appointed; Justice P. Sam Koshy (Chhattisgarh) transferred to Telangana.

Supreme Court Collegium, led by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud, has streamlined judicial appointment process with a mix of merit and seniority. The process involves meaningful discussion and assessment of candidates’ judicial acumen. The Collegium’s resolutions are transparent and publicly lay out requirements for top court and High Court appointments.

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The Supreme Court Collegium has focussed on the traditional criteria of seniority, regional representation and the need for more women judges at the helm of judiciary while recommending new Chief Justices to seven major High Courts across the country.

The government, despite a change of Union Law Minister, has continued its silence on a series of months-old Supreme Court Collegium recommendations on appointments to key High Courts. One of them is a recommendation by the Collegium to appoint advocate R. John Sathyan as a judge of the Madras High…