Chief Justice Khanna directs petitioner to approach Supreme Court Registry for urgent hearing on Maha Kumbh stampede deaths.

The petition was mentioned for an early hearing before a bench led by CJI Sanjiv Khanna, which asked the petitioner to follow the procedure and approached the top court’s Registry.

The matter was heard by a bench led by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna. During the hearing, SC asked hospitals, ...

The Court also directed that each High Court shall keep the appointment of ad-hoc judges 2-5 in number but not exceeding 10% ...

A 3-judge special bench, led by CJI Sanjiv Khanna, issued the direction, supplementing SC’s 2021 judgment that mooted idea of ad-hoc judges under Article 224A of the Constitution.

The Supreme Court authorized high courts to appoint ad-hoc judges, up to 10% of their sanctioned strength, to address pending criminal cases. This decision modifies the 2021 guidelines to allow these ...

To tackle the mounting pendency of criminal appeals, the Supreme Court in a significant order today (January 30) relaxed the conditions of appointment of ad hoc judges in High Courts. The ...

The bench, also comprising justice Sanjay Kumar, passed the directive while hearing a batch of petitions filed by Muslim ...

The Supreme Court has requested data on criminal cases filed under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, ...