SC Collegium Recommends Permanent Appointment of 3 Additional Judges to Bombay High Court
In a meeting held on 20th February, 2025, the Supreme Court Collegium resolved to recommend the elevation of three additional judges of the Bombay High Court to the status of permanent judges. As per the official statement, the judges proposed for confirmation are : Justice Shailesh Pramod Brahme, Justice Firdosh Phiroze Pooniwalla, Justice Jitendra Shantilal […]
HC Judges Under Lokpal’s Ambit? SC Calls It ‘Disturbing,’ Stays Lokpal’s Decision
“Something Very Disturbing” opined the Supreme Court bench of Justice B.R. Gavai, Justice Surya Kant, and Justice Abhay S. Oka during the hearing of a Suo Moto case initiated on the Lokpal ruling, which held that it can exercise jurisdiction over High Court Judges under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013. On January 27, the […]
Beware! Fake BCI Circular on Advocate Fees Circulating
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has issued an official clarification regarding a false document titled “Official Notification – Mandatory Minimum Fee Structure for Advocates in India”, dated February 15, 2025. The document, which falsely claimed to introduce a mandatory minimum fee structure effective March 1, 2025, has been deemed fraudulent and misleading. The false […]
Ranveer Allahabadia’s ‘Latent’ Joke Sparks FIRs, Moves SC
YouTuber Ranveer Allahabadia, widely known as Beer Biceps, has approached the Supreme Court seeking relief from multiple FIRs filed against him in various states on charges of obscenity. The complaints stem from statements he made during the India Got Latent show. Advocate Dr. Abhinav Chandrachud mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv […]
Can A Trans Man Preserve His Reproductive Rights?: Kerala HC To Decide
A 28-year-old transgender man, Hari Devageeth, has moved the Kerala High Court after KIMS Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram allegedly refused to freeze and store his eggs, citing his gender identity. Devageeth, who was assigned female gender at birth but currently identifies himself as a male, has undergone breast removal surgery but has not yet completed sex […]
Bombay HC Directs to Freeze Zilla Parishad CEO’s Salary: Pay Teachers First
An irate bench of the Bombay High Court on 11th February, 2025 directed the Maharashtra Government to withhold the salary of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Solapur Zilla Parishad for a month. The recalcitrant CEO had refused to honour the HC’s earlier directive to pay teachers their salary and is now under risk […]
Bombay HC Declines PIL Against BCI’s Criminal Background Check Rule for Law Students
The Bombay High Court Bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Bharti Dangre has refused to entertain a petition challenging the Bar Council of India’s (BCI) circular mandating criminal background checks for law students before issuing final marksheets. The BCI’s September 24, 2024, circular requires law colleges to verify students’ criminal records, including pending […]
State Allocates Funds for New Bombay High Court Complex
Moving forward with the construction of the new integrated Bombay High Court complex in Bandra, the state government has approved ₹85.2 crore for appointing a project management consultant and ₹38.7 crore for hiring an architect. Spread across 30.2 acres, the project has been declared of vital importance, with an estimated cost of ₹2,625 crore. The […]
Civil Judge Recruitment; SC Defies Karnataka State Circular
The Supreme Court recently directed the Karnataka High Court to continue with the selection process of recruiting 158 civil judges, despite a state government circular halting direct recruitment. A bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan was informed that the Karnataka government, through a circular issued on 15th November, 2024, […]
Sharon Murder Case: Greeshma’s Appeal Against Death Row Admitted
On 6th February 2025, the Kerala High Court admitted Greeshma’s appeal challenging her death sentence while subsequently suspending the 3-year imprisonment of her maternal uncle Nirmalakumaran Nair, who was convicted under section 201 Indian Penal Code(IPC). The Bench of Justice PB Suresh Kumar and Justice Jobin Sebastian sought the State's response to her plea contesting […]