In a first, 9 Supreme Court judges take oath in one go; working strength goes up to 33
3 years, 6 months ago

In a first, 9 Supreme Court judges take oath in one go; working strength goes up to 33

Firstpost  

Chief Justice of India N V Ramana administered the oath of office in a swearing-in ceremony held in the auditorium of the apex court’s additional building complex Nine new judges, including three women, were on Tuesday administered oath of office as judges of the Supreme Court, taking its strength to 33. Chief Justice of India N V Ramana administered the oath of office to the new judges in a swearing-in ceremony held in the auditorium of the Supreme Court’s additional building complex. With the swearing-in of the nine new judges, the strength of the Supreme Court has risen to 33, including the Chief Justice of India, out of the sanctioned strength of 34. The nine new judges who were administered oath of office as apex court judges include Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice B V Nagarathna.

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In its first year, Chandrachud Collegium successfully recommends 14 SC judges and returns court to sanctioned strength
1 year, 4 months ago

In its first year, Chandrachud Collegium successfully recommends 14 SC judges and returns court to sanctioned strength

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Justice Sharma is second in the All India seniority list of High Court judges and the seniormost among judges from his parent High Court of Madhya Pradesh. Mr. Justice Masih is seventh in the All India list and seniormost among the judges of his parent High Court of Punjab …

Supreme Court Collegium recommends names of three new judges for the apex court
1 year, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Collegium recommends names of three new judges for the apex court

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Monday recommended the names of three high court chief justices as Supreme Court judges. Delhi High Court Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice Augustine George Masih and Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Sandeep Mehta recommended for elevation to the Centre for Supreme Court judges. …

Over 5000 Posts Of Judges Are Vacant In Lower Judiciary: Law Ministry
1 year, 8 months ago

Over 5000 Posts Of Judges Are Vacant In Lower Judiciary: Law Ministry

Live Law  

In response to a question raised by MP Ashok Nete and other members of Lok Sabha in the present monsoon session, the law ministry has said that presently 19,858 judges are working against the sanctioned strength of 25,246 judges in the "district and and subordinate courts". The following data was provided by the Law Ministry for sanctioned and working strength …

CJI Chandrachud administers oath of office to 5 new SC judges, strength rises to 32
2 years, 1 month ago

CJI Chandrachud administers oath of office to 5 new SC judges, strength rises to 32

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Monday administered the oath of office to five new judges of the Supreme Court. On February 4, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju had announced the appointment of Justices Pankaj Mithal, Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court, Justice Karol, Chief Justice of Patna High Court, Justice Kumar, Chief Justice of Manipur High …

SC gets five new judges amid Centre vs collegium rift, strength rises to 32
2 years, 1 month ago

SC gets five new judges amid Centre vs collegium rift, strength rises to 32

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Monday got five new judges who were administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. The judges were recommended for elevation as Supreme Court judges by the Collegium on December 13, 2022. The appointment of all 5 judges was announced by Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on February 4, even as the …

Supreme Court gets 5 new judges, CJI Chandrachud administers oath
2 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court gets 5 new judges, CJI Chandrachud administers oath

India Today  

The five new judges appointed to the Supreme Court took the oath of office today. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud administered the oath to the five judges in a ceremony held at the Supreme Court's auditorium in its new building complex. The names of five judges - Justice Pankaj Mithal, Justice Sanjay Karol, Justice P. V. Sanjay Kumar, Justice …

BREAKING| Centre Notifies Appointment Of 5 Judges To Supreme Court, Working Strength Rises To 32
2 years, 1 month ago

BREAKING| Centre Notifies Appointment Of 5 Judges To Supreme Court, Working Strength Rises To 32

Live Law  

Accepting the recommendations made by the Supreme Court collegium, the Centre today notified the appointment of 5 Judges to the Supreme Court. Justice Sanjay Karol, Chief Justice of Patna High Court, 3. The appointments were cleared a day after the Attorney General for India R Venkataramani informed the Supreme Court that the Central Government will very soon clear the recommendations …

Justice Department says raising judges’ retirement age may benefit non-performers
2 years, 3 months ago

Justice Department says raising judges’ retirement age may benefit non-performers

The Hindu  

Increasing the retirement age of Supreme Court and High Court judges could extend the years of service of non-performing judges and might have a cascading effect with government employees raising similar demands, the Department of Justice told a Parliamentary panel. In July, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju had informed Parliament that there is no proposal to increase the retirement age of …

Centre’s silence on judicial postings condemnable: Supreme Court
2 years, 4 months 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 …

Raise Retirement Age Of Judges Of Supreme Court & High Courts : Bar Councils Pass Joint Resolution
2 years, 6 months ago

Raise Retirement Age Of Judges Of Supreme Court & High Courts : Bar Councils Pass Joint Resolution

Live Law  

The Bar Council of India has recently ussued a press release in which, the Council has, after holding joint meeting with the State Bar Councils and Office Bearers of the High Court Bar Associations, come to a conclusion that the age superannuation of the judges be increased.The Council has stated in the Press Release that, "after consideration, the meeting unanimously …

A wish list for reform in India’s higher judiciary
2 years, 9 months ago

A wish list for reform in India’s higher judiciary

The Hindu  

Of late, there is a rumour doing the rounds between Raisina Hill and Tilak Marg. It is not as though grey cells of High Court judges decline dramatically after 62 or those of Supreme Court judges shine glowingly for three years thereafter. If this is done away with, several judges of mettle would prefer to be Chief Justices and senior …

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Gets Five More Judges
2 years, 10 months ago

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Gets Five More Judges

Live Law  

The NCLAT has been facing a severe shortage of Judges. The new five Judges are now appointed by Notification dated 12.05.2022. As per the Notification,Two former High Court Judges and one sitting Judge are appointed as Judicial Members. judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice Rakesh Kumar, Retd. Judge, Patna High Court Justice M Satyanarayan Murthy sitting judge, Andra Pradesh …

Broad-Based Consultation Required On Raising Retirement Age Of High Court Judges: Union Law Minister
2 years, 11 months ago

Broad-Based Consultation Required On Raising Retirement Age Of High Court Judges: Union Law Minister

Live Law  

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijju in response to the query of P. Wilson, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha regarding enhancement of retirement age of Judges of the High Court, has stated that such a move would require broad-based consultation with the Attorney General for India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Legal Affairs, Legislative Department, Legal luminaries and other Stakeholders. P. …

Retirement Age Of Judges- Time Is Right To Take The Right Decision
2 years, 11 months ago

Retirement Age Of Judges- Time Is Right To Take The Right Decision

Live Law  

"…I think 65 years is too early an age for someone to retire…" were the words of the present Chief Justice of India, Justice N.V. Ramana, while responding to query made during online conversation on Comparative Constitutional Law. In March 2021, the Union Government informed the Parliament that there is no proposal to increase the retirement age of the judges …

12 Madras High Court judges to retire from service in next one year
3 years, 2 months ago

12 Madras High Court judges to retire from service in next one year

The Hindu  

As many as 12 out of the 60 judges of the Madras High Court will retire in the next one year. Later in the year, three senior judges, including the incumbent Acting Chief Justice, Justice M. Duraiswamy and Justice Paresh Upadhyay will retire on September 12, September 21 and December 13 respectively. The High Court now has a working strength …

Why Should SC Judges Retire At 65? Attorney General Bats For Increasing Retirement Age
3 years, 2 months ago

Why Should SC Judges Retire At 65? Attorney General Bats For Increasing Retirement Age

Live Law  

The Attorney General for India has stressed the need to increase the retirement age of Supreme Court and High Court Judges.Addressing the virtual farewell event organised for Justice Subhash Reddy on his retirement, the Attorney General stated that it is a "travesty" that Supreme Court judges retire at the age of 65 and High Court judges retire at the age …

Supreme Court Collegium recommends 68 names for appointment as judges in 12 high courts
3 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court Collegium recommends 68 names for appointment as judges in 12 high courts

India Today  

The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India N V Ramana, has recommended 68 names, including 44 advocates and 24 judicial officers, for appointment as judges in 12 high courts of the country. Among them, Marli Vankung becomes the first woman judicial officer from Mizoram whose name has been sent to the Centre for judgeship in the Gauhati …

For the first time in history, 9 Supreme Court Judges take oath in one go
3 years, 7 months ago

For the first time in history, 9 Supreme Court Judges take oath in one go

Live Mint  

New Delhi: It is for the first time in the history of the apex court that nine Supreme Court Judges took oath of office at one go. Nine new judges, including three women, were today administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of India N V Ramana in a swearing-in ceremony held in the auditorium of the Supreme Court's …

Nine new Supreme Court judges take oath, strength rises to 33
3 years, 7 months ago

Nine new Supreme Court judges take oath, strength rises to 33

India TV News  

Nine new judges, including three women, were administered the oath of office as judges of the Supreme Court by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana today. With the swearing-in of the nine new judges today, the strength of the Supreme Court rises to 33, including the CJI, out of the sanctioned strength of 34. The nine new judges who were …

[BREAKING] 9 New Supreme Court Judges Take Oath; Working Strength Rises To 33, With One Vacancy
3 years, 7 months ago

[BREAKING] 9 New Supreme Court Judges Take Oath; Working Strength Rises To 33, With One Vacancy

Live Law  

In a first, nine new judges took oath as Supreme Court judges in one go on Tuesday. Also, it is for the first time in the History of India three women Judges are appointed to the Supreme Court in one go.Chief Justice of India NV Ramana administered the oath to the newly sworn-in judges.The new Judges are :1. Justice A.S. …

In a first, nine judges take oath to Supreme Court in one go
3 years, 7 months ago

In a first, nine judges take oath to Supreme Court in one go

India Today  

Nine judges, including three women, took the oath of office to the Supreme Court on Tuesday. This is the first time in the history of the Supreme Court that nine judges have taken oath in one go. The nine new judges include Chief Justice AS Oka and Justice BV Nagarathna of the Karnataka High Court, Chief Justice Hima Kohli of …

Nine new judges to be sworn-in on Aug 31, says SC sources
3 years, 7 months ago

Nine new judges to be sworn-in on Aug 31, says SC sources

India TV News  

Nine new judges to be sworn-in on Aug 31, says SC sources President Ram Nath Kovind has signed the warrants of their appointment including that of Justice B V Nagarathna, who is in line to become the first woman CJI in September 2027. Nine new judges, including three women, whose appointments to the Supreme Court have been cleared by the …

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Uniform Retirement Age For Supreme Court And High Court Judges
3 years, 11 months ago

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Uniform Retirement Age For Supreme Court And High Court Judges

Live Law  

"It's irrational to have different retirement age for judges of constitutional courts," says a plea filed by BJP leader and Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay before the Supreme Court seeking uniform retirement age for judges of the High Courts as well as the Top Court. Uniformity in retirement age will further enable the High Court Judges to discharge judicial work more independently, …

Four New Judges Take Office In Kerala High Court; Working Strength Now 40
4 years, 1 month ago

Four New Judges Take Office In Kerala High Court; Working Strength Now 40

Live Law  

Four new judges were sworn-in as additional judges in the Kerala High Court on Thursday.Justices Murali Purushothaman, Ziyad Rahman, Karunakaran Babu and Dr. Kauser Edappagath took oath as Additional Judges of the Kerala High Court, for two years.Chief Justice S. Manikumar administered the oath of office.With their appointment, the judges strength of High Court rose to 40 as against the. …

CJI writes to PM, seeks increase in number of SC judges
5 years, 9 months ago

CJI writes to PM, seeks increase in number of SC judges

India TV News  

CJI writes to PM, seeks increase in number of SC judges Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking to increase the strength of judges and raise the retirement age of high court judges to 65 years. Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking to increase the …

CJI writes to PM Modi, seeks increase in number of Supreme Court judges
5 years, 9 months ago

CJI writes to PM Modi, seeks increase in number of Supreme Court judges

Live Mint  

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking to increase the strength of judges and raise the retirement age of high court judges to 65 years. Gogoi has also urged the prime minister to make tenure appointments of retired apex court judges and high court judges under Articles 128 and 224A of the Constitution …

CJI Writes To PM Seeking Steps To Increase Retirement Age Of Judges, SC Strength
5 years, 9 months ago

CJI Writes To PM Seeking Steps To Increase Retirement Age Of Judges, SC Strength

Live Law  

The Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take steps to raise the retirement of High Court judges as 65 years and to increase the strength of Supreme Court, reports the Times of India.As per TOI, the CJI has written two separate letters with the request to tackle the problem of huge case backlogs.The …

Four new SC judges take oath of office administered by Ranjan Gogoi, apex court reaches fully sanctioned strength for first time since 2008
5 years, 10 months ago

Four new SC judges take oath of office administered by Ranjan Gogoi, apex court reaches fully sanctioned strength for first time since 2008

Firstpost  

Four new judges of the SC were on Friday administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi. New Delhi: Four new judges of the Supreme Court were on Friday administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi. Justices BR Gavai, Surya Kant, Aniruddha Bose and AS Bopanna were administered the oath of …

Supreme Court Has Now Full Strength Of 31 Judges
5 years, 10 months ago

Supreme Court Has Now Full Strength Of 31 Judges

Live Law  

With the swearing in of four new judges today, the Supreme Court has finally attained the full working strength of 31 judges.Justices B R Gavai, Aniruddha Bose, A S Bopanna and Surya Kant are the new judges who took the office today.The apex court has full strength of judges for the first time since 2008 when Parliament had increased the …

Breaking: Justices Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, M R Shah and Ajay Rastogi Sworn In As SC Judges,
6 years, 4 months ago

Breaking: Justices Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, M R Shah and Ajay Rastogi Sworn In As SC Judges,

Live Law  

Four new judges— Justices Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, M R Shah and Ajay Rastogi were sworn in as Supreme Court Judges today at 10:30 am in the Chief Justice’s Court, raising the total number of judges to 28, as against the sanctioned strength of 31 judges.The Centre on Thursday accepted the collegium recommendation for the elevation of four Judges …

Breaking: Justices Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, M R Shah and Ajay Rastogi Sworn In As SC Judges,
6 years, 4 months ago

Breaking: Justices Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, M R Shah and Ajay Rastogi Sworn In As SC Judges,

Live Law  

Four new judges— Justices Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, M R Shah and Ajay Rastogi were sworn in as Supreme Court Judges today at 10:30 am in the Chief Justice’s Court, raising the total number of judges to 28, as against the sanctioned strength of 31 judges.The Centre on Thursday accepted the collegium recommendation for the elevation of four Judges …

Breaking: Justices Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, M R Shah and Ajay Rastogi Appointed As Supreme Court Judges [Read Notifications]
6 years, 4 months ago

Breaking: Justices Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, M R Shah and Ajay Rastogi Appointed As Supreme Court Judges [Read Notifications]

Live Law  

The Centre has accepted the collegium recommendation for the elevation of four High Court Chief Justices as SC judges. The President has issued a notification today, appointing Justices Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, M R Shah and Ajay Rastogi, who are the Chief Justices of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Patna and Tripura High Courts respectively, as Supreme Court judges.The new Judges …

Breaking: Justices Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, M R Shah and Ajay Rastogi Appointed As Supreme Court Judges [Read Notifications]
6 years, 4 months ago

Breaking: Justices Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, M R Shah and Ajay Rastogi Appointed As Supreme Court Judges [Read Notifications]

Live Law  

The Centre has accepted the collegium recommendation for the elevation of four High Court Chief Justices as SC judges. The President has issued a notification today, appointing Justices Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, M R Shah and Ajay Rastogi, who are the Chief Justices of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Patna and Tripura High Courts respectively, as Supreme Court judges.The new Judges …

Four New Judges Take Oath In Delhi High Court
6 years, 5 months ago

Four New Judges Take Oath In Delhi High Court

Live Law  

Four new Delhi High Court judges, including a woman, were sworn in Monday, taking the working strength of the court to 38.The four judges--Justices Jyoti Singh, Prateek Jalan, Anup Jairam Bhambhani and Sanjeev Narula--were administered oath by Delhi High Court Chief Justice Rajendra Menon.The Delhi High Court has an approved strength of 60, but was facing a shortage of 26 …

Age Of Retirement Of Judges At All Levels Of Judiciary Be Increased To 70 Years: Justice Kurian Joseph
6 years, 8 months ago

Age Of Retirement Of Judges At All Levels Of Judiciary Be Increased To 70 Years: Justice Kurian Joseph

Live Law  

Amidst talk of introducing a Bill to raise the retirement age of Supreme Court and High Court judges, Supreme Court Judge Justice Kurian Joseph on Friday suggested that the age of retirement of judges at all levels of the judiciary be increased to 70 years. Speaking at the Conference on ‘National Initiative to Reduce Pendency and Delay in Judicial System’, …

Age Of Retirement Of Judges At All Levels Of Judiciary Be Increased To 70 Years: Justice Kurian Joseph
6 years, 8 months ago

Age Of Retirement Of Judges At All Levels Of Judiciary Be Increased To 70 Years: Justice Kurian Joseph

Live Law  

Amidst talk of introducing a Bill to raise the retirement age of Supreme Court and High Court judges, Supreme Court Judge Justice Kurian Joseph on Friday suggested that the age of retirement of judges at all levels of the judiciary be increased to 70 years. Speaking at the Conference on ‘National Initiative to Reduce Pendency and Delay in Judicial System’, …

Raise Retirement Age of SC Judges To 68: AG K K Venugopal To Govt
6 years, 8 months ago

Raise Retirement Age of SC Judges To 68: AG K K Venugopal To Govt

Live Law  

Attorney General K K Venugopal chose the occasion of Justice A K Goel’s farewell function at Supreme Court lawns to strongly urge government to raise the retirement age of supreme court judges from existing 65 to 68.Venugopal tried to drive home the point and justify it by saying he knew justice Goel could not accomplish many of his innovative plans …

Raise Retirement Age of SC Judges To 68: AG K K Venugopal To Govt
6 years, 8 months ago

Raise Retirement Age of SC Judges To 68: AG K K Venugopal To Govt

Live Law  

Attorney General K K Venugopal chose the occasion of Justice A K Goel’s farewell function at Supreme Court lawns to strongly urge government to raise the retirement age of supreme court judges from existing 65 to 68.Venugopal tried to drive home the point and justify it by saying he knew justice Goel could not accomplish many of his innovative plans …

Increase Retirement Age Of Judges To 70 Years: BJP Leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay Writes To PM Modi
6 years, 9 months ago

Increase Retirement Age Of Judges To 70 Years: BJP Leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay Writes To PM Modi

Live Law  

In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP leader and Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay has requested an increment in the retirement age of judges in India to 70 years.In his letter, Mr. Upadhyay highlights the ever mounting backlog of cases that currently plagues the judiciary, pointing out that currently, more than three crore cases are pending in the …

Increase Retirement Age Of Judges To 70 Years: BJP Leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay Writes To PM Modi
6 years, 9 months ago

Increase Retirement Age Of Judges To 70 Years: BJP Leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay Writes To PM Modi

Live Law  

In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP leader and Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay has requested an increment in the retirement age of judges in India to 70 years.In his letter, Mr. Upadhyay highlights the ever mounting backlog of cases that currently plagues the judiciary, pointing out that currently, more than three crore cases are pending in the …

Forty three additional judges elevated in five high courts but no fresh appointments made
7 years ago

Forty three additional judges elevated in five high courts but no fresh appointments made

Firstpost  

Sources in the government said the elevations were routine in nature but no fresh judges have been appointed in the recent past. New Delhi: A total of 43 additional judges in five high courts were on Friday elevated as permanent judges but no fresh appointments were made in the higher judiciary. Separate law ministry notifications said while 17 additional judges …

11 new judges appointed for high court in Madras, Chhattisgarh, Punjab
7 years, 9 months ago

11 new judges appointed for high court in Madras, Chhattisgarh, Punjab

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Eleven judges to three high courts have been appointed. The fresh appointments -- six in the Madras High Court, three in the high court of Chhattisgarh and two in Punjab and Haryana-- come at a time when the government and the judiciary continue to have differences over a key document which guides nomination of judges to the Supreme …

It Is Official: President Appoints Five New Judges To SC [Read Notifications]
8 years, 1 month ago

It Is Official: President Appoints Five New Judges To SC [Read Notifications]

Live Law  

President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed five new Judges to Supreme Court of India.Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice Naveen Sinha, Madras High Court Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Chhattisgarh High Court Chief Justice Dipak Gupta, Kerala High Court Chief Justice Mohan M Shantanagouder and Karnataka High Court judge Justice S Abdul Nazeer have been appointed to the Apex Court by the. …

It Is Official: President Appoints Five New Judges To SC [Read Notifications]
8 years, 1 month ago

It Is Official: President Appoints Five New Judges To SC [Read Notifications]

Live Law  

President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed five new Judges to Supreme Court of India.Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice Naveen Sinha, Madras High Court Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Chhattisgarh High Court Chief Justice Dipak Gupta, Kerala High Court Chief Justice Mohan M Shantanagouder and Karnataka High Court judge Justice S Abdul Nazeer have been appointed to the Apex Court by the. …

Supreme Court's New Judges: who will make it to Collegium's shortlist?
9 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court's New Judges: who will make it to Collegium's shortlist?

Live Law  

As the new CJI takes over on December 2, the Constitution Bench is understandably anxious to complete its reform of the Collegium by laying down guidelines at the earliest. The Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court, Justice AM Khanwilkar, with his date of initial appointment as a Judge as 29 March 2000, will be another contender, as his date …

Eclipse and revival
9 years, 5 months ago

Eclipse and revival

The Hindu  

During the hearing of the challenges to the 99th Constitution Amendment Act and the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, the Supreme Court’s Constitution Bench often queried the arguing counsel about the fate of the outgoing collegium in the event of the bench striking down the two Acts as unconstitutional. Others disagreed and said that if the bench believed the pre-amendment …

Union Law Minister says there is no proposal to increase retirement age of Supreme Court Judges
10 years, 3 months ago

Union Law Minister says there is no proposal to increase retirement age of Supreme Court Judges

Live Law  

Replying to a question in the Parliament, the Union Law Minister Sadananda Gowda reportedly said that there is no proposal to increase the retirement age of judges of the Supreme Court from the present 65 years to 68 years. He said that as on December 1, there exist 3 vacancies in the Supreme Court, which has a sanctioned strength of …

Union Law Minister says there is no proposal to increase retirement age of Supreme Court Judges
10 years, 3 months ago

Union Law Minister says there is no proposal to increase retirement age of Supreme Court Judges

Live Law  

Replying to a question in the Parliament, the Union Law Minister Sadananda Gowda reportedly said that there is no proposal to increase the retirement age of judges of the Supreme Court from the present 65 years to 68 years. He said that as on December 1, there exist 3 vacancies in the Supreme Court, which has a sanctioned strength of …

Number of Judges in Supreme Court to stay as it is: Union Law Minister
10 years, 4 months ago

Number of Judges in Supreme Court to stay as it is: Union Law Minister

Live Law  

"There is no proposal to increase the judge strength of the Supreme Court,", the Union Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda informed the lower house of the parliament through a written reply today.The reply came when a question was asked about the less number of women judges in the Indian Judiciary. "There is no proposal to increase the judge strength …

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