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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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Manifesting a new judiciary

From appointment commissions to a Chennai branch of the top court—here’s what election manifestos are promising on the judicial front

8th Apr 2024

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Monthly Review: January 2024

In January, the Supreme Court had a Constitution Bench hearing, delivered a judgement in the Bilkis Bano remission case, & appointed a judge

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12th Feb 2024

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Analysis

Justice S.K. Kaul: Tenure in Numbers

During his 6.75 year long tenure, Justice SK Kaul authored 167 judgements and was a part of 590 benches

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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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Court Data

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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Aparna Chandra Book Talk on Court on Trial

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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

Analysis

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 Monsoon Session

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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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