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Jan 2025

Jul 19, 2025

Centre Appoints Justice T. A. Goud as Acting Chief Justice of Tripura High Court

The Central government notified the appointment of Justice Todupunuri Amarnath Goud as Acting Chief Justice of the Tripura High Court.
This follows the transfer of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh to the Telangana High Court. Justice Goud will perform the duties of Chief Justice until Justice M. S. R. Ramachandra Rao, currently Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court, takes charge as Chief Justice of the Tripura High Court.

Jul 18, 2025

Lalit Bhasin Re-elected as SILF President

Lalit Bhasin was re-elected as President of the Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF). JSA founder Jyoti Sagar was elected as Associate President.
New Senior Vice-Presidents, Vice-Presidents, General Secretary, Treasurer and Joint General Secretaries were also elected.
SILF Elections are held every three years.

Jul 16, 2025

Centre Clears Transfer of Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak from Gauhati to Orissa High Court

The Central government has notified the transfer of Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak from the Gauhati High Court to the Orissa High Court.
He was enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh in September 1990. He primarily practiced in civil, constitutional, land acquisition and service matters.
He was elevated as an additional judge of the Gauhati High Court in May 2013 and became a permanent judge in November 2018.

Jul 15, 2025

Central Government Clears Transfer of Four High Court Chief Justices

The Union government cleared the transfers of Chief Justices of Rajasthan, Tripura, Jharkhand and Madras High Courts.
As per the notification issued:
Madras High Court Chief Justice K. R. Shriram was transferred to the Rajasthan High Court.
Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava was transferred to the Madras High Court.
Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice M. S. Ramachandra Rao was transferred to the Tripura High Court; and
Tripura High Court Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh was transferred to the Telangana High Court.
The Supreme Court Collegium had made a recommendation for these transfers in May.
Meanwhile, the Centre also cleared the appointment of new Chief Justices to Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Gauhati, Patna and Jharkhand High Courts.

Jul 07, 2025

Bombay High Court Launches Live Streaming of its Proceedings

Chief Justice of India (CJI) B. R. Gavai launched live streaming of Bombay High Court proceedings.
The service is available for hearings/proceedings before five benches of the High Court.
The first 5 benches selected to mark the beginning of live streaming are:
1. Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep V. Marne
2. Justice R. P. Mohite-Dere and Justice Dr. Neela Kedar Gokhale
3. Justice M. S. Sonak and Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain
4. Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge and Justice M. M. Sathaye
5. Justice A. S. Gadkari and Justice Rajesh S Patil
The hearings of Gujarat High Court, Karnataka High Court, Gauhati High Court, Calcutta High Court, Telangana High Court, Orissa High Court and certain other courts are already being live streamed on YouTube.

For the First Time, SC Introduces OBC Quota for Staff Recruitment

The Supreme Court for the first time introduced reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the recruitment of its staff.
This came after the top court came out with a roster specifying the post-wise quota for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in matters of recruitment and promotion.
The Chief Justice of India, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 146 of the Constitution, amended Rule 4A of the Supreme Court Officers and Servants (Conditions of Service and Conduct) Rules, 1961.

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