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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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Court Data

Six out of 25 High Courts are not represented at the Supreme Court | May 2025

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

Advay Vora

30th May 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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Court Data

24 percent of names proposed by Khanna Collegium for HC elevation not cleared by Union

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

Advay Vora

23rd May 2025

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Supreme Court Collegium

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Members of the Supreme Court Collegium as of May 2025

The Supreme Court collegium is now headed by CJI B.R. Gavai and will soon include a fourth woman member

Gauri Kashyap

19th May 2025

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The Gavai interlude

Short tenures are seen as intervals between longer terms offering wider scope for big changes. What will the new CJI do with his 6 months?

Advay Vora

18th May 2025

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Gavai

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B.R. Gavai, the first Buddhist and second Dalit Chief Justice of India

The new CJI has a reputation of having a sound grounding in the law and Constitution. What are the opportunities and challenges he faces?

V. Venkatesan

14th May 2025

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Cheques and balances

SC judges have resolved to publicly declare their assets in a step to improve transparency. But even this simple move has a loaded history

R. Sai Spandana

6th Apr 2025

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Why did the SC strike down the NJAC Act in 2015?

Amidst calls for reviving NJAC following the Justice Varma controversy, we look at why the Court preferred to preserve the Collegium system

Advay Vora

4th Apr 2025

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Varma

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Justice Varma cash inquiry: The story so far

Following a fire, a large amount of unaccounted cash was found in Justice Varma’s official residence on 14 March

R. Sai Spandana

1st Apr 2025

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Chief-in-waiting: New door opened by Collegium in its Justice Bagchi recommendation

If ‘in-line-to-be-CJI’ is now a relevant consideration for SC elevation, we examine how the Collegium might have picked Justice Bagchi

V. Venkatesan

18th Mar 2025

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Members of the Supreme Court Collegium as of February 2025

With Justice Hrishikesh Roy’s retirement, the composition of the Supreme Court Collegium has changed

Gauri Kashyap

13th Feb 2025

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