XXII HC: Arunachal Pradesh will soon get its own high court, in addition to the state’s prevalent “Kebang system” covering panchayat areas’ judicial needs [ET]

Judge Academy VIIetc: Himachal Pradesh will set up a Rs 37 crore state judicial academy to “prepare well-trained and qualified managerial cadre officers to manage judiciary at all level” [TOI]

Constables lawyered: After harassing a Madras HC senior advocate’s junior on Marina beach, two police constables were booked under the IPC and the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act [TOI]

Article 5001: Claiming a “constitutional right”, Haryana demanded a high court separate from the High Court of Punjab & Haryana and to distribute judges equally between Punjab and Haryana at the SC and HC judges mega conference [Samay Live]

Navi vakeel: New Bombay Advocates Welfare Association’s PIL over delayed Belapur court construction wins direction to state chief secretary to meet advocate associations and chart a timetable for improvement of lawyers' facilities [Indian Express]

Registering lethargy: National Human Rights Commission demands action against “lethargic” Madras HC registrar general; his delay in a disbursement of compensation allegedly led to the suicide of parents of a deceased victim [Hindu]

Load shedding: CJI Kabir urges HC chief justices to double their subordinate judiciary strengths and boost support staff by the same amount. However, the Allahabad HC, for example, can support only 87 judges as opposed to its sanctioned strength of 160 [NVO News]

Colossal Hnlu: The Times reports on HNLU Raipur’s first annual fest – Colossal - briefly [TOI]