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Three new judges of the Supreme Court
The three judges increase representation from the Gujarat, Rajasthan and Bombay HCs. But does this solve the representation crisis?
2nd Jun 2025
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Union appoints three new judges to Supreme Court: May 2025
The elevations of Justices Anjaria, Bishnoi and Chandurkar will bring representation from the Gujarat, Rajasthan and Bombay High Courts
29th May 2025
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Calling for reinforcements
A recent order on ad hoc judges in HCs presents an opportunity to look at the history of the temporary judge provision in the Constitution
9th Feb 2025
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Equality in public-private contracts: the Supreme Court’s judgment in the CORE arbitration case
The decision invalidating unilateral appointments to arbitral tribunals encourages the government to be a more responsible commercial player
23rd Nov 2024
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Supreme Court hears challenge against appointment of 68 judicial officers in Gujarat
Petitioners argue that the Gujarat High Court favoured the seniority of judicial officers, and not their merits
8th Apr 2024
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Judicial Appointments in Limbo: Supreme Court Expresses Concerns Over Delayed Collegium Recommendations
Prolonged appointments pending since July 2023 breached the timeline set by the Supreme Court for appointing judges
20th Nov 2023
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Supreme Court pulls up Union Government for no response on collegium recommendations
A Division Bench directed the Attorney General to engage in a “fruitful discussion” with the Union Government over pending recommendations
7th Nov 2023
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Justice S. Ravindra Bhat served a tenure of four years at the Supreme Court
Justice S.R. Bhat’s four year tenure falls short of the average tenure of a Supreme Court judge.
23rd Oct 2023
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9 out of 25 High Courts are Not Represented at the SC
Regional diversity is one of the factors the Collegium considers in recommending judges to the Supreme Court.
28th Jun 2023
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The Challenge to the Appointment of 68 Judicial Officers in Gujarat
Has the Gujarat HC breached the ‘merit-cum-seniority’ rule in its recent Judicial appointments?
8th May 2023
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The Five New Supreme Court Judges
Let’s meet the five Supreme Court Judges who were sworn in today!
6th Feb 2023
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How Active was the Collegium Under CJI Ramana?
The CJI Ramana-led Collegium made more recommendations for HC appointments than his three predecessors.
31st Aug 2022
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