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

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

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?

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

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

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

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