Two new judges appointed to Supreme Court, including first-ever from Manipur | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Justice N Kotiswar Singh and Justice R Mahadevan were elevated to the Supreme Court on Tuesday, announced by law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on X. Their appointments, approved by the President after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, will restore the apex court’s full strength of 34 judges, including the Chief Justice…

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Efforts on to ‘undermine judiciary’, say ex-judges, seek CJI intervention | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Four retired judges of Supreme Court and 17 ex-high court judges have written a joint letter to the Chief Justice of India bringing to his notice alleged “escalating attempts by certain factions to undermine the judiciary through calculated pressure, misinformation, and public disparagement” and sought his intervention to safeguard the judiciary.The retired judges…

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21 former judges write to CJI alleging people with political interest casting aspersion on judiciary | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Four retired judges of Supreme Court and 17 ex-high court judges have written a joint letter to the Chief Justice of India bringing to his notice “escalating attempts by certain factions to undermine the judiciary through calculated pressure, misinformation, and public disparagement” and sought his intervention.“It has come to our notice that these…

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‘To browbeat and bully others is vintage Congress culture’: PM Modi reacts to lawyers’ concerns against ‘vested interest group’ | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reacted to the concerns raised by over 600 lawyers against a “vested interest group” which was trying to put pressure on judiciary and defame courts and said “to browbeat and bully others is vintage Congress culture.” Reacting to the letter written by the lawyers to the Chief…

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Group of 600 prominent lawyers seeks CJI help to contain attempts to undermine judiciary selectively | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over attempts to undermine the judicial integrity by selective criticism and praise of the judiciary specially in cases involving politicians, a group of over 600 lawyers including prominent ones has written a letter to the chief justice of India (CJI) to take proactive measures to safeguard the reputation of the bench…

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