Two future Chief Justices of India were elevated in 2025; the year closed with 33 sitting judges

The rate of acceptance surpasses former CJI Chandrachud who had 4 times the tenure length and CJI Khanna who served for about 6 months

The Bench asked the Union pointed questions during the hearings but does it suggest that the judiciary will win this round of the turf war?

The final Constitution Bench case of CJI Gavai’s tenure may influence the composition of High Court benches for years to come

In the recent Constitution Bench case, a wider concern about the quality of the district judiciary lies behind the semantic wrangling

Justice Nagarathna’s reported dissent against a recent recommendation highlights the lack of transparency around Collegium deliberations

The Emergency left deep scars on the judiciary—it took until the 1990s for the Supreme Court to acknowledge and respond to those compromises

The highest tenure spans 8.2 years, while the lowest tenure is as short as 3 years

The three judges increase representation from the Gujarat, Rajasthan and Bombay HCs. But does this solve the representation crisis?

The Collegium has made no recommendations from these High Courts since January 2018

The elevations of Justices Anjaria, Bishnoi and Chandurkar will bring representation from the Gujarat, Rajasthan and Bombay High Courts

Only six out of 51 recommendations for High Court elevation were women; no woman was proposed for Supreme Court elevation