The Supreme Court on Friday transferred to itself various petitions seeking legal recognition for same-sex marriage from various High Courts including Delhi, Kerala and Gujarat.
A total of 165 judges have been appointed to the various high courts in this calendar year so far, the Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju to Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
The Supreme Court Collegium on Tuesday recommended the appointment of new Chief Justices for the High Courts of Gauhati, Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that the appointment of ad-hoc judges in the High Courts needs to be simplified and asked Attorney General R Venkataramani and Senior Advocate Arvind P Datar to brainstorm and explore a less cumbersome process relating to the appointment of ad-hoc judge
The court said that the high courts had not restricted the ECP from taking action against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chief Imran Khan and other party members, The News International reported.
The Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju said that Indian Courts and legal system must have regional languages in their curricular activities got opinions of the experts from legal fraternity.
"An institution thrives with time only when it functions democratically. I believe as Chief Justice of India, it is my responsibility to consult judges in the Supreme Court, High Courts and district judiciary," said CJI.
Burning issues of the country must be discussed in the bar associations of Supreme Court, high courts and lower courts, said Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.