India, Jan. 1 -- In 2025, the Supreme Court played a proactive role in taking up issues on its own (suo motu) and resolved complex legal tangles with three Chief Justices of India (CJI) occupying the highest seat of the judiciary. CJI Sanjiv Khanna, who took over in November 2024, demitted office in May. Bhushan R Gavai served until November 23. CJI Surya Kant will be at the helm until February 2027.

The judiciary had its share of controversies, with high court judge Yashwant Varma facing an impeachment motion after partly-burnt cash was found at his official residence in Delhi following a fire. A lawyer attempted to hurl a shoe at CJI Gavai inside his courtroom after he refused to entertain a plea for restoring the beheaded idol of Lord...