TopicAppointment of Judges

Topic: Appointment of Judges

Don’t deserve to be strung along, says Bengaluru lawyer who rejected HC judgeship after impasse

Bhadra Sinha - 25 February, 2022

In an interview with ThePrint, senior counsel Aditya Sondhi says the year-long standoff over his name between the Modi govt and SC collegium was starting to affect him ‘personally’.

‘Not wise to stick to timeline’ — Law Minister Rijiju on SC’s April verdict on judge appointments

Bhadra Sinha - 8 December, 2021

Kiren Rijiju tells Lok Sabha one can’t question govt over how long a name can remain pending, but assures House there are valid reasons for any name being held back.

Modi govt, SC collegium tussle over judges’ appointments is unfortunate. Both must engage better

ThePrint Team - 18 October, 2021

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4,000 judges’ posts in trial courts, 419 in HCs remain vacant, law minister tells Parliament

Bhadra Sinha - 18 March, 2021

Ravi Shankar Prasad said only 66 new judges were appointed to 15 high courts in 2020, down from 81 in 2019 and 108 in 2018. Allahabad, Delhi and Calcutta HCs are worst-hit.

Not just govt, judiciary also to blame for mounting judge vacancies in high courts

Maneesh Chhibber - 21 January, 2020

Over 400 out of 1,079 high court judge posts are vacant, and data accessed by ThePrint shows that HC collegiums don’t recommend names on time.

Modi govt keeps SC collegium waiting on Kashmir lawyer picked as HC judge, gives no reason

Maneesh Chhibber - 29 November, 2019

Ten months ago, Supreme Court collegium asked the central govt to explain why Wasim Sadiq Nargal’s appointment was junked. It’s yet to get a reply.

Why Modi govt has put lawyer Kamal Sehgal’s elevation as judge on hold

Maneesh Chhibber - 18 October, 2019

Supreme Court collegium recommended Kamal Sehgal for elevation as a judge of Punjab & Haryana HC in July.

Recusal has become a selective call of morality for Supreme Court judges

Maneesh Chhibber - 9 October, 2019

Several Supreme Court judges, including CJI Gogoi, withdrew from activist Gautam Navlakha’s bail plea case. But judges don’t recuse when they should.

Fewer Indian women in higher judiciary? Blame high court collegiums, suggests data

Rangin Pallav Tripathy - 22 July, 2019

Not a single high court collegium recommended more than 30% women for judgeship. For many, the number is below 10%.

Govt says no plans to regulate appointment, conduct of Supreme Court & High Court judges

PTI - 11 July, 2019

Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told the Rajya Sabha that there would be no parliamentary oversight in the appointment and conduct of Supreme Court and High Court judges.

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