Centre Not Maintaining Category-Wise Data Relating To Representation Of SC/ST/OBC Judges In High Courts: Law Minister
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Centre Not Maintaining Category-Wise Data Relating To Representation Of SC/ST/OBC Judges In High Courts: Law Minister

Live Law  

Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Thursday informed that the appointment of Judges to the Supreme Court and the High Courts was being carried out based on the procedure laid down in the Memorandum of Procedure prepared in 1998 following the Second Judges Case along with the Advisory Opinion of Third Judges Case. Information was also sought on the vacancies in all High Courts and the reason why the names of Ramasamy Neelankandan and John Sathyan had been kept pending despite collegium recommendation. Based on the information received through recommendations, the Minister informed that out of the 684 judges appointed to the High Courts since 2018, 21 belong to SC community, 14 belong to ST community, 82 belong to OBC category and 37 belong to minorities. While the centre did not directly answer as to why the names of Ramasamy Neelakandan and John Sathyan were kept pending despite collegium recommendations, the Minister said that appointment of judges to the higher judiciary was a continuous, integrated and collaborative process between the executive and the judiciary.

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Don’t pick and choose judges, SC tells Centre
1 year, 2 months ago

Don’t pick and choose judges, SC tells Centre

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The Supreme Court on Friday cautioned the Union government against a “pick and choose” approach in matters of judicial appointments, as it lamented that a raft of collegium’s recommendations for the appointment and transfer of judges remain pending because the government segregated names sent together by the collegium. On October 18, the Centre notified the transfer of 16 …

Just 13% of HC judges, over 36% at district, subordinate levels women: Govt
1 year, 4 months ago

Just 13% of HC judges, over 36% at district, subordinate levels women: Govt

Hindustan Times  

Just 13% of the high court judges and over 36% at the district, and subordinate levels were women as on August 4, Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal has told Parliament while emphasising the government’s commitment to diversity in judicial appointments to ensure decision-making processes become more responsive, inclusive, and participatory. Meghwal said just three of the Supreme Court judges …

Withholding names of judges disturbs seniority: SC Collegium to Centre
1 year, 9 months ago

Withholding names of judges disturbs seniority: SC Collegium to Centre

India Today  

The Supreme Court collegium has asked the Centre to expedite the pending appointments of judges, pointing out that withholding names of judges disturbs the seniority of the candidates. The Collegium, headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, recommended the names of four district judges for appointment as judges of the Madras High Court. "Withholding or overlooking names that have been reiterated …

Supreme Court Collegium raises concern over Centre overlooking names recommended for judges' appointment
1 year, 9 months ago

Supreme Court Collegium raises concern over Centre overlooking names recommended for judges' appointment

India TV News  

The Supreme Court Collegium has voiced concern over the Centre withholding or overlooking the names recommended for appointment as judges, saying this disturbs the seniority of the candidates, and asked the government to take "necessary action" for the elevation of those recommended earlier. Collegium voices concern The collegium voiced its concern in a resolution dated March 21 in which it …

Centre not planning a bill on appointment of judges, Kiren Rijiju tells Rajya Sabha
1 year, 10 months ago

Centre not planning a bill on appointment of judges, Kiren Rijiju tells Rajya Sabha

The Hindu  

The appointment of judges to the higher judiciary is a collaborative process, and if differences crop up between the executive and the judiciary, they are mutually reconciled to ensure that only an appropriate person is appointed, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. When asked if the government was planning to bring in a Bill with regard …

Centre clears appointment of advocate Victoria Gowri as judge of Madras High Court
1 year, 10 months ago

Centre clears appointment of advocate Victoria Gowri as judge of Madras High Court

The Hindu  

The Centre has notified the appointment of Deputy Solicitor General, L. Victoria Gowri, as a judge of the Madras High Court. Union Law Minister Kiren Rijju tweeted a list of 13 names cleared for the Allahabad, Karnataka and Madras High Courts, on Monday. Ms. Gowri has made it top of the list of five individuals appointed as judges of Madras …

Centre clears 5 judges after prod from Supreme Court
1 year, 10 months ago

Centre clears 5 judges after prod from Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

The Union government cleared five new judges for the Supreme Court, hours after it assured a top court bench that the appointments will happen “very soon”, according to people aware of the matter who said a formal notification was likely to be issued late on Friday night or over the weekend. While hearing a contempt plea complaining against inordinate delay …

[Judges Appointment] Govt Sent Back 18 SC Collegium Recommendations, 6 Have Been Reiterated: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju
1 year, 10 months ago

[Judges Appointment] Govt Sent Back 18 SC Collegium Recommendations, 6 Have Been Reiterated: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

Live Law  

The Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday informed Rajya Sabha that a total of 18 proposals recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium for appointment of judges has been sent back by the government to the collegium for reconsideration. While answering to the question on total number of collegium proposals returned by Government on its own to Supreme Court Collegium …

79% Of High Court Judges Appointed In Last 5 Years From Upper Castes, Scheduled Castes & Minorities 2% : Centre Tells Parliamentary Panel
1 year, 11 months ago

79% Of High Court Judges Appointed In Last 5 Years From Upper Castes, Scheduled Castes & Minorities 2% : Centre Tells Parliamentary Panel

Live Law  

A presentation given by the Union Government to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice gives an indication of the social diversity in the judiciary.According to the presentation, 79% of the High Court judges appointed during the period 2018-2022 are from upper castes. According to the presentation, 79% of the High Court judges appointed during the period 2018-2022 are …

Madras HC Senior Designations : Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Hearing For Plea Highlighting Low Women Representation
2 years ago

Madras HC Senior Designations : Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Hearing For Plea Highlighting Low Women Representation

Live Law  

A plea seeking intervention of the Supreme Court of India in Senior Advocate designations in the Madras High Court owing to low representation of women in the posts was mentioned before the bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha on Wednesday. At the outset, the counsel, while mentioning the issue, submitted that only three women were being …

Centre’s silence on judicial postings condemnable: Supreme Court
2 years, 1 month ago

Centre’s silence on judicial postings condemnable: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday lambasted the Centre for withholding names recommended or reiterated by the collegium for judicial appointments, even saying that the government is using silence and inaction as “some sort of a device” to force worthy candidates and prominent lawyers to withdraw their consent. “In the elaborate procedure from taking inputs from the government post recommendation from …

Government approves 37 names recommended by SC collegium for appointment as judges in high courts
2 years, 4 months ago

Government approves 37 names recommended by SC collegium for appointment as judges in high courts

India Today  

The government has approved 37 names that came from the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium for appointment of judges in various high courts. So far this year, the government has appointed as many as 138 judges to the high courts on the recommendation of the collegium. Between 2014 and 2022, the government has appointed 769 judges and 619 additional …

Centre Notifies Appointment Of 9 Additional Judges To Bombay High Court
2 years, 5 months ago

Centre Notifies Appointment Of 9 Additional Judges To Bombay High Court

Live Law  

The Central Government today notified the appointment of 9 Additional Judges to Bombay High Court.The names proposed for elevation are :1. The Central Government today notified the appointment of 9 Additional Judges to Bombay High Court. It may be noted that on February 16, the Supreme court collegium had recommended the appointment of ten advocates as judges of the Bombay …

SC Collegium Proposed Names Of 39 Women For Appointment As High Court Judges Since Last Year, 27 Recommendations Approved So Far: Law Ministry
2 years, 8 months ago

SC Collegium Proposed Names Of 39 Women For Appointment As High Court Judges Since Last Year, 27 Recommendations Approved So Far: Law Ministry

Live Law  

The Ministry of Law and Justice has informed the Lok Sabha that from January 1, 2021 till March 30, 2022, the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended 39 women for appointment as High Court Judges, out of which 27 women were appointed and remaining 12 cases are under various stages of processing. Sreekandan on women representation on benches: " whether the …

Strongly propose women reservation in legal education: CJI NV Ramana
2 years, 9 months ago

Strongly propose women reservation in legal education: CJI NV Ramana

India Today  

Speaking at a Supreme Court programme commemorating the first 'International Day of Women Judges', Chief Justice of India NV Ramana strongly proposed reservations for women in legal education to enrich the talent pool. Legal profession remains male-dominated The CJI went on to add, "But, I think, we are still far away from ensuring at least 50 percent representation of women …

Women Should Be Given Preference In Appointment Of Panel Advocates; Girls Must Have Reservation In Legal Education : CJI Ramana
2 years, 9 months ago

Women Should Be Given Preference In Appointment Of Panel Advocates; Girls Must Have Reservation In Legal Education : CJI Ramana

Live Law  

Speaking at a virtual event organised to celebrate the International Day of Women Judges, the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana opined that women should be given preference while making appointments as panel advocates, which can increase their appearances and visibility before the bench. Hence, women should be given preference while making appointments as panel advocates which will pave their …

4 Women Judges in SC Against Total Sanctioned Strength of 34 Judges: Govt
2 years, 10 months ago

4 Women Judges in SC Against Total Sanctioned Strength of 34 Judges: Govt

News 18  

Four women are judges in the Supreme Court against the total sanctioned strength of 34 judges and 83 women are judges in high courts against the sanctioned strength of 1,098 judges, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. The minister said the appointment of judges of the Supreme Court and high courts is made under Articles …

CJI NV Ramana says Centre cleared 7 out of 106 names recommended for judgeship in HC
3 years, 2 months ago

CJI NV Ramana says Centre cleared 7 out of 106 names recommended for judgeship in HC

Firstpost  

The CJI has received assurance of early clearance of the names by Law Minister Kiren Rijiju. New Delhi: The Centre has cleared seven out of 106 names for judgeships in higher judiciary and one for the appointment as the Chief Justice of a High Court out of nine names recommended by the Supreme Court collegium recently, Chief Justice N V …

Law Minister assured appointment of 9 HC chief justices to be cleared soon: CJI
3 years, 2 months ago

Law Minister assured appointment of 9 HC chief justices to be cleared soon: CJI

India TV News  

Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana on Saturday said Law Minister Kiren Rijiju has assured that the recommendations made by the Supreme Court collegium for appointment of judges to high courts, which includes the appointment of 9 chief justices, will be cleared in a day or two. "Since May onwards we have recommended more than 106 judges to different high …

'It's Your Right': CJI Ramana Bats for 50% Reservation for Women in Judiciary
3 years, 2 months ago

'It's Your Right': CJI Ramana Bats for 50% Reservation for Women in Judiciary

News 18  

Chief Justice of Inia NV Ramana on Sunday batted for 50 per cent reservation for women in the judiciary. Addressing women advocates of the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice said, “We need 50 per cent reservation for women in judiciary… It is an issue of thousands of years of oppression. Earlier this month, expressing concern over the low presence of …

Prefer 50% women at all judicial levels: CJI Ramana
3 years, 3 months ago

Prefer 50% women at all judicial levels: CJI Ramana

Hindustan Times  

Days after the collegium headed by him paved the way for a woman judge to head the judiciary in 2027, Chief Justice of India, NV Ramana, on Saturday said that he would prefer at least 50% representation of women in the judiciary at all levels. After 75 years of independence, one would expect at least 50% representation for women at …

Only 11 women Supreme Court judges in 71 years, three of them appointed in 2021
3 years, 3 months ago

Only 11 women Supreme Court judges in 71 years, three of them appointed in 2021

The Hindu  

Three of the nine new judges sworn into the Supreme Court of India on Tuesday, August 31 are women. Representation in Supreme Court The chart shows the serving women judges, retired women judges, serving men judges/Chief Justices and retired men judges/Chief Justices of the SC according to their year of appointment as of August 31. Click to remove AMP mode …

Only 4 Woman Judges in Supreme Court And 77 of 644 Judges in High Courts, The Gender Gap in Judiciary
3 years, 3 months ago

Only 4 Woman Judges in Supreme Court And 77 of 644 Judges in High Courts, The Gender Gap in Judiciary

News 18  

Even as the Supreme Court has the highest ever number of sitting female judges in its history, the representation of women remains low. Only 12% of the total working judges in the apex court and the high courts are women, data from Union Ministry of Law and Justice shows. There are 677 sitting judges in both Supreme Court and high …

Centre clears names of nine judges for SC
3 years, 3 months ago

Centre clears names of nine judges for SC

Hindustan Times  

The decks have been cleared for India to get its first woman Chief Justice of India in 2027. The Union government on Thursday notified the appointment of nine new judges to the Supreme Court, including justice BV Nagarathna, who will be in line to take over as the first women CJI in September 2027 for a tenure of a little …

Collegium recommends three women judges for elevation to SC
3 years, 4 months ago

Collegium recommends three women judges for elevation to SC

India Today  

In a first, the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended for appointment to the apex court three women judges, including Justice B V Nagarathna who will be in line to be the first woman Chief Justice of India in September 2027 if she gets the nod. Presently, Justice Indira Banerjee is the lone serving woman judge in the apex court after …

Parliament proceedings | High Court appointments an ongoing process, Law Ministry informs Rajya Sabha
3 years, 5 months ago

Parliament proceedings | High Court appointments an ongoing process, Law Ministry informs Rajya Sabha

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court Collegium, in the past one year, has recommended 80 names to be appointed as judges of various high courts, out of which 45 were appointed as judges and the remaining are under various stages of processing, the Law Ministry informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, in a written reply, said between July 1, …

'Consider Meritorious Women Lawyers As High Court Judges': Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association Moves SC
3 years, 8 months ago

'Consider Meritorious Women Lawyers As High Court Judges': Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association Moves SC

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking directions to consider meritorious women lawyers practicing in the SC and the High Courts for appointment as judges in the High Courts.Through this application, the SCWLA seeks to intervene in the case M/s PLR Projects Pvt Ltd v Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd and others in which …

Govt Has Requested To Consider Members From SC/ ST/ OBC Communities, Minorities & Women For Appointment as HC Judges: Law Ministry
4 years, 2 months ago

Govt Has Requested To Consider Members From SC/ ST/ OBC Communities, Minorities & Women For Appointment as HC Judges: Law Ministry

Live Law  

In response to concerns over inadequate representation of minorities/ vulnerable communities at the Bench in Supreme Court, the Union Law Ministry has reiterated that there is no provision for reservation in the Judiciary. "The Judges of the Supreme Court are appointed under Article 124 of Constitution, which do not provide for any reservation based on caste or class of person …

80 of 1,113 Judges in SC and HCs Women, Yet No Reservation for Female Representation in Judiciary
4 years, 3 months ago

80 of 1,113 Judges in SC and HCs Women, Yet No Reservation for Female Representation in Judiciary

News 18  

In response to a query about the number of women judges in the Supreme Court, High Courts and tribunals, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday informed Parliament that of the total 1,113 judges in High Courts and the Supreme Court, only 80 are women. Of these 80 women judges, two are in the Supreme Court and the other …

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