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Judges not gods, won’t get every judgment right: Outgoing SC Judge Sanjay Karol

Judges not gods, won’t get every judgment right: Outgoing SC Judge Sanjay Karol

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New Delhi, Judges are not gods and they will not get every judgement right, retiring Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjay Karol said in his farewell address on Saturday. Judges not gods, won’t get every judgment right: Outgoing SC Judge Sanjay Karol He also said that judging requires a certain degree of humility and the ability to see the real person behind every litigant. The apex court on Saturday bid an emotional farewell to Justice Karol, with Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Bar leaders, including Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and Supreme Court Bar Association President Pradeep Rai, paying glowing tributes to the outgoing judge on his last working day. “The Constitution does not ask us merely to apply the law correctly. It asks us to apply it justly. That is perhaps why the responsibility of judging has always seemed larger to me than simply deciding who is legally correct. “We, as judges, are not gods. We will not get every judgment right. What was always in our hands was simple: to see the person, …

Delhi HC to hear on Sep 2 India Kanoon’s pleas against single judge’s ‘right to be forgotten’ order

Delhi HC to hear on Sep 2 India Kanoon’s pleas against single judge’s ‘right to be forgotten’ order

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New Delhi, The Delhi High Court on Wednesday set down for hearing on September 2 appeals by legal database platform India Kanoon against a single judge order directing it to de-index and disable its “name-based search functionality” for certain judicial orders based on “right to be forgotten”. Delhi HC to hear on Sep 2 India Kanoon’s pleas against single judge’s ‘right to be forgotten’ order A bench of Justices C Hari Shankar and Vinod Kumar orally observed that public interest favoured “access”, and asked why one should not be permitted to have access to any judicial record based on a party’s name. “There is a judgement of the high court and the Supreme Court on Harshad Mehta. Why should I not be able to search for Harshad Mehta?” the bench asked. ” without the writ petition number, case details, you will never be able to access any judgement… If the single judge says that one of the considerations which can balance is public interest, public interest is in favour of access to this… No one …

Supreme Court collegium to recommend five judges for high court chief justices

Supreme Court collegium to recommend five judges for high court chief justices

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The Supreme Court collegium has decided to recommend five judges for appointment as chief justices of different high courts, in a move aimed at filling several vacancies that have left courts functioning under acting chief justices, people aware of the matter said on Saturday. The move comes against the backdrop of several high courts functioning under acting chief justices. (HT Archive) State-wise HC recommendations The collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and comprising justices Vikram Nath and BV Nagarathna, has decided to re-recommend Delhi high court judge justice V Kameswar Rao as chief justice of the Patna high court. It has also decided to re-recommend two acting chief justices for appointment as full-time chief justices of their respective high courts — justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra for the Punjab and Haryana high court and justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma for the Rajasthan high court. Also Read I ‘Freedom fighters took bullets, you fear eggs?’: SC refuses Mahua Moitra’s plea seeking to virtually join probe The collegium has further decided to recommended Allahabad high court …

Rajya Sabha clears Bill to increase number of Supreme Court judges

Rajya Sabha clears Bill to increase number of Supreme Court judges

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Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal speaks in the Rajya Sabha on August 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: Sansad TV via ANI The Rajya Sabha passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill even as the Opposition members walked out before the voting on the Bill. The Bill, passed in the Lok Sabha on Monday (August 5, 2026), is a Money Bill, and the Upper House returned it to the Lower House after a discussion. The Bill increases the number of Supreme Court judges to 37 from the present strength of 34. The Bill replaces an Ordinance issued by the government in May. Opposition members questioned the “hurry” for bringing the Ordinance. “Why was this not brought as an Act straight to Parliament, have a debate and then amend it? Who would oppose? Nobody is opposing that judges should not be increased. But is it enough? Is it radical enough to change the situation in the country? Are 95,000 cases going to be decided because of these four judges?” asked …

Lok Sabha passes Supreme Court judges Bill without debate as Opposition protests continue

Lok Sabha passes Supreme Court judges Bill without debate as Opposition protests continue

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Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal in Lok Sabha. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Lok Sabha on Monday (August 3, 2026) passed a Bill to increase the sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court without any discussion as persistent protests by Opposition members over the police action against protesting students at Jantar Mantar and the alleged chadhawa chori (theft of offerings) at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya continued to disrupt proceedings. Two other legislations — the Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill, 2026, and the Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2026 — were introduced amid sloganeering in the afternoon. Parliament Monsoon Session Day 11 highlights The House was adjourned repeatedly during the day as Opposition members trooped into the Well raising slogans and displaying placards, forcing Speaker Om Birla to suspend proceedings first till noon, then till 2 p.m., before adjourning the House for the day following the passage of the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026. At the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting, sources told The Hindu that Congress deputy leader Gaurav Gogoi, Chief Whip …

Lok Sabha passes bill to raise Supreme Court judges’ strength to 38

Lok Sabha passes bill to raise Supreme Court judges’ strength to 38

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The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, raising the sanctioned strength of judges in the top court from 34 to 38, including the Chief Justice of India. The Bill, passed by a voice vote, replaces an ordinance promulgated in May and comes amid a mounting “backlog” of cases before the court. HT Image Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced the Bill amid Opposition protests. The Bill states that the persistent gap between institution and disposal of cases has made “docket management” increasingly difficult, particularly for older pending matters and cases needing larger Benches. The Supreme Court’s sanctioned strength has been revised several times since 1950, when the court began with eight judges, including the Chief Justice of India. It was raised to 31 in 2008 and to 34 in 2019. The government now proposes taking it to 38, citing rising litigation and the need for more Benches to hear cases quickly. According to a written reply by Meghwal in Parliament, more than 96,000 cases are currently …

Key Bills on births, deaths and Supreme Court judges on Parliament’s agenda today

Key Bills on births, deaths and Supreme Court judges on Parliament’s agenda today

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The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are set to take up several key legislative matters on Friday as part of the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, with the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, listed for consideration and passage in the Lower House, while the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026, is scheduled to be taken up in the Upper House. In the Lok Sabha, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will move the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026, for consideration and passage.  Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

2 prosecutors assigned to paper leak fast-track court after judge’s message

2 prosecutors assigned to paper leak fast-track court after judge’s message

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A day after its first hearing was stalled because government lawyers failed to show up, the newly created fast-track court dedicated to prosecuting exam paper leak cases was assigned two prosecutors by the Directorate of Prosecution, people aware of the matter said on Tuesday. The NEET-UG paper leak 2026 was the first case assigned to the court after it was designated as a fast-track court (FILE PHOTO) Senior public prosecutor VK Pathak and public prosecutor Arjun Anand would represent the State before special judge Anu Grover Baliga, whose court was designated last week to handle offences under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act of 2024. The court, which has been assigned cases related to the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) (NEET-UG) 2026 paper leak, was to hear the bail application filed by Dinesh and Vikas Biwal, two of the 13 accused arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the case. The NEET-UG paper leak 2026 was the first case assigned to the court after it was designated as a fast-track court …

Lok Sabha to consider Supreme Court judges amendment Bill

Lok Sabha to consider Supreme Court judges amendment Bill

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The Lok Sabha is set to consider and pass the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, as the Monsoon Session resumes on Tuesday. The Rajya Sabha will also take up the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, while the Opposition is expected to continue protests over the NEET paper leak and demand discussions on key Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Petitioner abuses CJI, flings papers in Supreme Court. Why did the judges let him go?

Petitioner abuses CJI, flings papers in Supreme Court. Why did the judges let him go?

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A dramatic exchange unfolded in the Supreme Court on Friday when a petitioner abused Chief Justice of India (CJI), threw papers inside the courtroom and addressed judges as “judicial servants”. However, despite the disruptive conduct, the bench decided not to initiate any action against him. In its order, the court said it had consciously decided to refrain from acting against him. (X video screengrab) ( ) The petitioner, identified as Prabal Pratap, was appearing before a bench of Justices KV Viswanathan and Alok Aradhe in a matter challenging an order of the Allahabad High Court. During the hearing, Pratap repeatedly referred to the judges as “judicial servants” and claimed he was “sovereign”. “Mister judicial servant, I order you to order the registration of an FIR against ACP Vikas Nagar, Lucknow,” he said, according to a video of the proceedings that has since gone viral on social media. Justice Viswanathan, taken aback by the remark, asked, “You are ordering us?” The situation escalated when Pratap flung what appeared to be case papers into the air and …