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Saturday, April 20, 2024
TopicCollegium

Topic: Collegium

India’s higher judiciary lacks professional diversity. It’s now a monopoly of lawyer-judges

Of the first 25 Supreme Court judges, only three had any experience in subordinate judiciary. The collegium system has only deepened this professional homogeneity further.

120 judge proposals are stuck as SC collegium hasn’t met for over 2 months due to lockdown

The collegium had last met on 20 April. An SC judge says meetings of collegium require a lot of deliberations, which are not possible on video calls.

Collegium system needs reconsideration, says former Supreme Court judge AK Sikri

Former SC Justice A.K. Sikri was speaking at launch of Chintan Chandrachud's new book 'The cases that India forgot'. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud was also present.

As Chief Justice, SA Bobde must make sure no government can bend Indian judiciary’s spine

As Chief Justice, Ranjan Gogoi did everything he had accused Dipak Misra of. Justice Bobde must not go down the same road.

Collegium deliberations on judges should stay confidential, says CJI-designate Bobde

Justice S.A. Bobde said sharing deliberations on the Collegium's rejection of candidates for higher judiciary was a matter of privacy rather than secrecy since people's reputations were at stake.

Supreme Court collegium’s 2 recent decisions have left the door wide open for tough questions

One would not be off the mark in saying that under the last few CJIs, Supreme Court collegium has ceded ground and authority to government.

MP lawyers want CJI to transfer ‘vindictive’ HC judge in line to be acting chief justice

In a letter, 3 Madhya Pradesh lawyer associations have urged the Chief Justice of India to avoid appointing Justice Sanjay Yadav as the acting CJ.

Can disclose reason for transfers, says SC after Justice Tahilramani controversy

The statement, issued by Supreme Court secretary general, comes days after Justice V.K. Tahilramani resigned over her transfer from Madras to Meghalaya HC.

Why income norms to elevate judges is pitting Modi govt against SC collegium

Modi govt has put on hold collegium recommendation to appoint 10 lawyers as judges of Allahabad HC as they don't meet minimum income criteria.

Modi govt considering taking on SC collegium over 4 HC judges picked for elevation

Violation of seniority & inadequate regional representation in the list sent by Supreme Court are said to be main reasons behind Modi govt's unhappiness.

On Camera

Iran-Israel conflict will now be shaped by 3H—Houthis, Hamas, Hezbollah

Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.