1. Mr. Tushar Mehta, learned Solicitor General of India, seeks permission to delete the name of respondent no. 1, i.e., High Court of Judicature at Allahabad from the array of the parties.

1. This suo motu proceeding under Article 32 was initiated during the course of hearing of a criminal appeal1.

1. While Transfer Petition (Criminal) No. 355 of 2020 is filed by a retired Chief Engineer of the Central Public Works Department, who is arrayed as Accused No. 1 in a criminal case in Special CBI Case No. 18 of 2012, for...

1. The High Courts are in a crisis situation.

1. The intent of our order today is to activate a dormant provision of the Constitution of India - Article 224A - for the appointment of ad hoc Judges to deal with the unprecedented situation arising from the backlog of cases...

1. This batch of five appeals arises from orders of the High Court of Gujarat granting bail, under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 19731, to six persons who have been implicated in five homicidal deaths.  

1. Leave granted.

1. The petitioners are before this Court claiming to be aggrieved by the order dated 10.08.2018 passed by the High Court of Karnataka in W.P. No. 30609/2008 and connected petitions.

1. The writ petition is filed in the nature of public interest seeking to protect two species of birds namely the Great Indian Bustard (‘GIB’ for short) and the Lesser Florican, which is on the verge of extinction.

1. Leave granted.