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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?

R. Sai Spandana

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

R. Sai Spandana

29th May 2025

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ad hoc

Analysis

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

Advay Vora

9th Feb 2025

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arbitration contracts

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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

Analysis

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

Advay Vora

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

Advay Vora

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

Advay Vora

7th Nov 2023

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Court Data

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.

Advay Vora

23rd Oct 2023

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Court Data

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.

Gauri Kashyap

28th Jun 2023

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Analysis

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?

R. Sai Spandana

8th May 2023

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Analysis

The Five New Supreme Court Judges

Let’s meet the five Supreme Court Judges who were sworn in today!

SCO Team

6th Feb 2023

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Court Data

How Active was the Collegium Under CJI Ramana?

The CJI Ramana-led Collegium made more recommendations for HC appointments than his three predecessors.

Ajoy Karpuram

31st Aug 2022

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