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TopicSupreme Court collegium

Topic: Supreme Court collegium

2 Himachal judges ask why they weren’t considered for elevation to HC, seek SC intervention

In their petition, the judges say that Himachal HC Collegium ignored SC Collegium’s suggestion that they should be considered while recommending names for elevation. 

Justice T Raja retires, central govt clears elevation of two as chief justices of Bombay, Madras HC

Justice Ramesh Dhanuka and Justice Sanjay Gangapurwala to head the two premier HCs for a short tenure. New Chief Justice of Bombay HC to have four-day tenure.

SC collegium ‘rethinks’ resolution on elevation of lawyer who contested Karnataka polls

Nagendra Ramachandra Naik contested the election from Bhatkal and secured only 1,502 votes. His elevation has been recommended thrice by the SC collegium. 

CJI introduces Centre for Research & Planning in SC, says will aid Collegium in judicial appointments

CJI Chandrachud said CRP, for the first time in India, collected data on country's top 50 judges & such data would come in handy during appointment of judges to SC & high courts.

Modi govt asks Supreme Court to reconsider gay lawyer Saurabh Kirpal’s elevation as HC judge

The Centre's main objection has been his 50-year-old partner — a Swiss national — who could become a potential 'security risk', according to sources.

In Justice JB Pardiwala, SC gets a future CJI, a Manna Dey fan, and a cricket lover

Justice Pardiwala is only 4th Parsi to make it to Supreme Court and is in line to become the Chief Justice of India in May 2028, with a tenure of two years and three months.

SC collegium approves proposal to elevate 6 judicial officers as Delhi HC judges

The recommendation of the SC Collegium also included the names of 3 women judicial officers. The Delhi High Court is currently functioning with 30 judges against its strength of 60.

EC ‘murder’ remark, IT rules: Why Justice Banerjee’s short stint at Madras HC made headlines

Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee issued a string of notable orders during his tenure, from Covid management to staying IT Rules. Many question the reasons behind his transfer.

Lawyer Saurabh Kirpal could be India’s first gay HC judge after SC collegium clears his name

Kirpal is 1st advocate from LGBTQ community whose name has been cleared by apex panel for appointments to higher judiciary. Name will now go to Union law ministry for clearance.

SC Collegium approves appointment of 10 permanent judges for Punjab and Haryana HC

Headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana, the three-member Collegium also approved the names of four judges for Rajasthan High Court and two judges for Calcutta High Court.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.