The Delhi High Court directed officials from the Union MHA, Delhi government and Delhi Police to meet within a week to review security for district court judges, with Justice Manoj Jain stressing the issue’s seriousness and urgent need for action.
The Allahabad High Court Bar Association opposed remarks by the Supreme Court of India on a High Court judge’s bail orders in dowry death cases, with President Rakesh Pandey calling them inappropriate and harmful to judicial independence.
The Central government has cleared the appointment of five judicial officers as judges of the Allahabad High Court. The move comes as the Court struggles with over 50% judicial vacancies.
CJI Bhushan Gavai stressed the need for decentralising the judiciary to make justice more accessible. He urged faster reforms to bring courts closer to common citizens.
