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2023 Summer Session Review: Notable Hearings
What key cases were heard during the Supreme Court's summer session? SCO reviews.
24th May 2023
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Justice A.M. Khanwilkar’s Tenure in Numbers
Justice Khanwilkar became the fourth Judge to retire from the SC in 2022. SCO reviewed his tenure in numbers.
28th Jul 2022
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The Average Tenure of an SC Judge is 5.37 Years
Sitting Judges in the SC, on average, serve shorter tenures in comparison to Judges appointed between 1950-1980.
13th Jun 2022
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Justice L. Nageswara Rao’s Tenure in Numbers
The SC's long season of judicial retirements continues with Justice L.N. Rao's term ending on June 7th. SCO reviews his tenure in numbers.
8th Jun 2022
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4 of the Next 7 CJIs Will Serve Shorter Than Average Tenures
We discuss the expected tenures of the next seven CJIs in this post.
31st Dec 2021
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Justice Navin Sinha Retires on August 18th: His Tenure in Numbers
Taking a look at Justice Navin Sinha's Supreme Court tenure, spanning 4 years and 6 months, and 126 judgments.
18th Aug 2021
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Justice Bhushan Retires on July 4th After Half a Decade at the Court
Bhushan J was part of 779 judgments, out of which he authored 258. Most of his judgments dealt with criminal law.
3rd Jul 2021
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The Average Tenure of an SC Justice has Increased by 282 Days
Over the last 21 years, the average tenure of Supreme Court judges has increased by 282 days.
30th Jun 2021
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Average Tenure of Judges elevated from the Bar is 6.04 years
The average tenure of a Supreme Court Judge elevated from the Bar is 6 years and 14 days.
26th Jun 2021
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SC Justices Spend an Average 14.7 Years in High Courts Before Elevation
We examine the average High Court tenure of the current sitting judges.
3rd Jun 2021
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The Average Tenure of a CJI is 1.5 Years
We examine the tenures of the 47 CJIs since 1950 and compare it with other common law jurisdictions.
24th Apr 2021
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Dr. Jaya Thakur v Union of India
The Supreme Court upheld Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Act, 2021, and the Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Act, 2021, which allow the Union to extend the tenure of CBI and ED Directors. The Bench held that the extensions granted to Sanjay Kumar Mishra was illegal, and contrary its 2021 Judgement.
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Bench:B.R. Gavai J, Vikram Nath J, Sanjay Karol J