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Is it time to rethink the collegium system of judicial appointments?

The govt says that appointments and transfers in judiciary have been opaque. But the SC believes, scrapping the collegium system will compromise its independence. Let's delve deeper into the debate

Centre recommends elevation of two judges as CJs of Karnataka and J-K HC

The Centre has notified the elevation of two judges as chief justices of the Karnataka High Court, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, and also notified the transfer of Chief Justice of J&K High Court to the Rajasthan High Court.

SC collegium meeting of Sept 30 on elevation of judges discharged

'The unfinished work in the meeting called for September 30 is closed without there being any further deliberation and it stands discharged'

153 high court judges appointed this year; more appointments likely: Report

A total of 153 judges have been appointed to the various high courts in this calendar year so far, with sources on Thursday hinting at more appointments to the higher judiciary in the coming days. Six additional judges were appointed to the Bombay High Court on Thursday. It is learnt that the government is also set to take a call on the elevation of Bombay High Court Chief Justice Dipankar Datta to the top court shortly. If he is appointed to the apex court, its working strength will go up to 30. The sanctioned strength of the top court is 34, including the Chief Justice of India (CJI). The government is also set to initiate the process of appointing the next CJI, most likely this week or early next week. As part of the procedure, the Union law minister writes to the CJI to name his or her successor. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit retires as the CJI on November 8. Justice D Y Chandrachud is the senior-most judge after the CJI. As per practice, the CJI names the senior-most judge as hi

Govt holds names of 2 advocates recommended for elevation as HC judges

The government has held back names of two advocates recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium for appointment as judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, sources said. In July, the SC Collegium had recommended names of 13 advocates for elevation as judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Acting on the recommendation, the government had notified the appointment of 11 advocates as judges on August 14. However, it decided to hold back the names of H S Brar and Kuldeep Tiwari. Citing certain old allegations against one and lack of experience and less age of the other, sources aware of the process to appoint members of the higher judiciary said, their names have been held back by the law ministry. A candidate must be between 45 and 55 years of age for being considered a judge of the high court. The government will take a "considered view" on the two names at an "appropriate time", the sources said. They also pointed out that the government has a right to seek reconsideratio

With 14.4 judges per million people, undertrials at historic high

The pendency debate between Law Minister Rijiju and CJI Ramana might come down to judicial vacancies

With 14.4 judges per million people, undertrials at historic high

The pendency debate between Law Minister Rijiju and CJI Ramana might come down to judicial vacancies

Centre notifies appointment of 2 judges; SC to regain full strength of 34

The Supreme Court is set to regain its full strength of 34 judges with two appointments to the top court on Saturday.

'Judges appointing judges' a propagated myth, says CJI Ramana

There is a need to liberate the institution of public prosecutors. Total independence must be granted to them and to make them answerable only to the Courts, he further said

SC picking Kirpal as Delhi HC judge historic, huge: Gay rights activists

The senior advocate moved a significant step towards becoming a Delhi High Court judge with the collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India N V Ramana, recommending his name

After a much-needed capacity boost, NCLT readies to fast-track cases

NCLT got 18 fresh recruits, a new president and a chairman, during the last month, after more than one and a half years

Eight newly appointed judges of Allahabad HC administered oath

Eight newly appointed judges of the Allahabad High court were Wednesday administered the oath office by Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal

SC collegium recommends 16 names for elevation as judges of 4 HCs

The Supreme Court collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana, has recommended 16 names for elevation as judges of the high courts of Bombay, Gujarat, Orissa and Punjab and Haryana

SC collegium recommends names to Centre, 13 HCs to get new Chief Justices

The collegium's decisions, reported earlier by PTI, were uploaded on the apex court's website on Tuesday.

SC asks govt to fill vacancies in tribunals, chides it for 'cherry picking'

Court asks Centre to make appointments within two weeks to the tribunals, which are facing severe crunch of presiding officers

'Centre emasculating tribunals by not making appointments,' says SC

There are around 250 posts lying vacant at various key tribunals and appellate tribunals such as NCLT, DRT, TDSAT andT

CJI N V Ramana administers Oath of Office to 9 Judge Designates

The Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana administered the Oath of Office to the nine Supreme Court Judges on Tuesday.The nine Judge Designates are Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari, Justice Hima Kohli, Justice BV Nagarathna, Justice Chudalayil Thevan Ravikumar, Justice MM Sundresh, Justice Bela Madhurya Trivedi, and Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha.This is for the first time in the history of the Supreme Court of India when nine judges had taken the Oath of Office in one go.In another first, the venue of the ceremony is shifted to the auditorium. This is done keeping in view the need for strict adherence to COVID-19 norms.Traditionally, the oath to the new Judges is administered in Court Room No.1 which is presided over by the CJI.It may be recalled that the Supreme Court Collegium, on August 17, 2021, had recommended nine names for elevation to the Bench of Supreme Court.Accepting the recommendations made by the Supreme Court ..

CJI N V Ramana to administer oath of office to 9 new SC judges on Tuesday

Nine new judges, including three women, would be administered oath of office as judges of the Supreme Court by Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana on Tuesday

SC gets 9 new judges, B V Nagarathna could be first woman CJI in 2027

Nine new judges, including three women, were on Thursday appointed to the Supreme Court, with Justice B V Nagarathna in line to be the first woman Chief Justice of India (CJI) in September 2027

Speculations in media on judges' appointment process very unfortunate: CJI

Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Wednesday termed "very unfortunate" certain "speculations and reports" in the media about Collegium meeting regarding appointment of judges' in the Supreme Court