The Supreme Court allowed a serving Uttarakhand judicial officer to appear in the Himachal Pradesh Judicial Services examination, overturning an unexplained denial by the High Court. Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan quashed the rejection, reinforcing standards in recruitment.
Incoming CJI Surya Kant has said clearing pendency of cases and promoting mediation will be his top priorities. He called the 90,000 pending Supreme Court cases his “first and foremost challenge” and stressed mediation as a powerful solution.
