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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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Can there be real representation without reservation?
Why aren’t we talking about reservations in the higher judiciary for women and members of marginalised communities?
15th 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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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.
23rd Oct 2023
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Justice S. Ravindra Bhat authored an average of 35.5 judgements a year
Justice S. Ravindra Bhat wrote a little more judgements than his peers who served for four years at the Supreme Court
23rd Oct 2023
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Book talk on “Court on Trial” with co-author Dr Aparna Chandra
Watch SCO's book talk with Dr. Aparna Chandra, co-author of "Court on Trial", with SCO's Editor-in-Chief Leena Gita Reghunath
16th Oct 2023
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Is the Supreme Court really a “people’s Court”?
DESK BRIEF: A conversation with Dr. Aparna Chandra on "Court on Trial: A Data-Driven Account of the Supreme Court of India"
14th Oct 2023
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Supreme Court Upholds Union Power to Control CBI, ED Directors’ Tenure
DESK BRIEF: Two weeks into the monsoon session of the Supreme Court, we saw active Constitution Benches, and few critical judgements.
15th Jul 2023
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Has the Supreme Court Collegium’s Focus Shifted to Diversity and Inclusion?
DESK BRIEF: Recent Collegium recommendations show a renewed attention towards ensuring regional and gender diversity in Indian courts.
8th Jul 2023
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Court Data
Only 107 of 788 Sitting High Court Judges are Women
With hardly any senior women judges in India's High Courts, gender diversity at the Supreme Court will take a hit.
30th Jun 2023
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Supreme Court Monthly Review: May 2023
SCO recaps the Supreme Court's activity in May.
14th Jun 2023
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Analysis
Amidst Cabinet Reshuffle, India Gets New Law Minister
Mr. Kiren Rijiju replaced as Law Minister after a tenure of nearly two years, with Mr. Arjun Ram Meghwal.
18th May 2023
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