SC Collegium recommends 7 names for appointment as judges in Madhya Pradesh HC
1 year, 8 months ago

SC Collegium recommends 7 names for appointment as judges in Madhya Pradesh HC

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice D.Y. In this regard, the High Court Collegium has duly recorded reasons for not recommending the names of these judicial officers,” the SC Collegium said. "We are in agreement with the justification given by the High Court collegium in its minutes for not recommending these senior judicial officers," it said. In another decision, the Supreme Court Collegium has also recommended the name of a judicial officer and three advocates as judges of the Uttarakhand High Court. In the third resolution, the Collegium has recommended the name of Judicial Officer Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal for appointment as a judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court.

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Union govt notifies appointments of CJs of Himachal, Uttarakhand high courts
16 hours, 18 minutes ago

Union govt notifies appointments of CJs of Himachal, Uttarakhand high courts

Hindustan Times  

The Union government has notified the appointments of chief justices of the Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand high courts almost three months after the Supreme Court Collegium recommended their elevation. “In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint the following chief justices and …

Former top court judge V Ramasubramanian appointed NHRC chief
1 day ago

Former top court judge V Ramasubramanian appointed NHRC chief

Hindustan Times  

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday appointed former Supreme Court judge justice V Ramasubramanian as the chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, an official statement said. Former SC judge justice V Ramasubramanian The President also appointed Priyank Kanoongo and justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi as members of the rights panel, the statement said. “Hon’ble President of India appoints Shri Justice V. …

SC collegium breaks tradition, meets HC judgeship candidates
1 day ago

SC collegium breaks tradition, meets HC judgeship candidates

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: In a significant departure from tradition, the Supreme Court collegium on Sunday conducted interactions with candidates being considered for high court judgeship, according to people aware of the matter -- a move that marks an evolution in the judicial appointment process. The current collegium’s move to revive the practice follows its recent meeting with justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav …

SC collegium proposes Delhi HC Chief Justice Manmohan’s name as top court judge
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

SC collegium proposes Delhi HC Chief Justice Manmohan’s name as top court judge

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court collegium on Thursday unanimously recommended to the Central government the elevation of Delhi High Court Chief Justice Manmohan to the Supreme Court as a judge. “Justice Manmohan was appointed as a Judge of the High Court of Delhi on March 13, 2008 and has been functioning as the Chief Justice of that High Court since …

Five facts about Delhi high court's CJ Justice Manmohan
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Five facts about Delhi high court's CJ Justice Manmohan

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended to the Centre Delhi high court's chief justice Manmohan name for elevation as a top court judge. Finally, on September 21, 2024, the Ministry announced that Justice Manmohan had been appointed Chief Justice of his parent High Court The five-member collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, recently met and decided to …

SC collegium recommends elevation of Delhi HC Chief Justice Manmohan as Supreme Court judge
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

SC collegium recommends elevation of Delhi HC Chief Justice Manmohan as Supreme Court judge

India TV News  

The Supreme Court collegium of five judges headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjeev Khanna on Thursday recommended the elevation of Delhi HC Chief Justice Manmohan as apex court judge. "The Supreme Court collegium in its meeting held on 28th November 2024 deliberated on and discussed the names of Chief Justices and senior puisne Judges of the High Courts eligible …

SC collegium recommends appointment of 9 lawyers as Bombay HC judges
2 months, 4 weeks ago

SC collegium recommends appointment of 9 lawyers as Bombay HC judges

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday recommended names of nine advocates for appointment as judges of the Bombay high court. The lawyers who have been recommended are Nivedita Prakash Mehta, Prafulla Surendrakumar Khubalkar, Ashwin Damodar Bhobe, Rohit Wasudeo Joshi, Advait Mahendra Sethna, Rajesh Sudhakar Datar, Sachin Shivajirao Deshmukh, Gautam Ashwin Ankhad, and Mahendra Madhavrao Nerlikar. Rajesh Datar has 30 …

Appointments Of High Court Chief Justices Likely To Happen Soon : CJI DY Chandrachud
3 months ago

Appointments Of High Court Chief Justices Likely To Happen Soon : CJI DY Chandrachud

Live Law  

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Friday said that appointments of Chief Justices of High Courts as per the Supreme Court Collegium's recommendations are likely to happen very soon. Justice Tashi Rabstan, who was earlier proposed as the Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court, is now recommended to be appointed as the Chief Justice of his parent High Court. …

Tell Us Why Candidates Reiterated By Collegium Aren't Appointed As Judges : Supreme Court Asks Attorney General
3 months ago

Tell Us Why Candidates Reiterated By Collegium Aren't Appointed As Judges : Supreme Court Asks Attorney General

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Attorney General for India to give a tabulated chart of the candidates whose names have been reiterated by the Supreme Court Collegium for appointment as judges and give the reasons for not clearing those appointments.As per the judgment in the Second Judges Case, Collegium reiterations are binding on the Union Government. The Supreme …

Centre to share information with Supreme Court on collegiums resolutions on High Court chief justices
3 months ago

Centre to share information with Supreme Court on collegiums resolutions on High Court chief justices

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Thursday informed Attorney General R. Venkataramani about a contempt petition filed by the Hemant Soren government in Jharkhand against delay by the Union government to act on a Supreme Court Collegium in July to appoint a Chief Justice to the State’s High Court. Ramachandra Rao, Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court, as …

Supreme Court Collegium changes July 11 resolution on Chief Justice appointments to four High Courts
3 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Collegium changes July 11 resolution on Chief Justice appointments to four High Courts

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court Collegium on Tuesday changed its July 11 recommendations for appointments of Chief Justices to four High Courts. Sandhawalia, seniormost puisne judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, had been recommended as Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court by the Collegium in its July 11 resolution. Again, in July, the Collegium had recommended Justice Tashi …

Supreme Court Collegium names five Additional Judges to be made permanent in Madras High Court
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Collegium names five Additional Judges to be made permanent in Madras High Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court Collegium on Tuesday recommended the appointment of Justice Lekshmana Chandra Victoria Gowri and four other Additional Judges as Permanent Judges of the Madras High Court. The Collegium said a committee of two Supreme Court judges had assessed the judgments of the five Additional Judges, in a bid to check their merit and suitability for appointment as Permanent …

High Court Chief Justice Cannot Individually Reconsider Judges' Appointment, Must Be Collectively Done By Collegium : Supreme Court
3 months, 2 weeks ago

High Court Chief Justice Cannot Individually Reconsider Judges' Appointment, Must Be Collectively Done By Collegium : Supreme Court

Live Law  

While directing the Himachal Pradesh High Court Collegium to reconsider the elevation of two District Judges, the Supreme Court held that the Chief Justice of a High Court cannot individually reconsider a recommendation.The Court reiterated that the decision has to be taken collectively by the Collegium after deliberations. While directing the Himachal Pradesh High Court Collegium to reconsider the elevation …

SC asks Himachal Pradesh HC collegium to reconsider names of two judicial officers for elevation as Judges
3 months, 2 weeks ago

SC asks Himachal Pradesh HC collegium to reconsider names of two judicial officers for elevation as Judges

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court held on Friday that the process of judicial appointments to constitutional courts in the country is not the Chief Justices’ “prerogative” and must be consultative. The case revealed that the Chief Justice of the High Court chose to “individually” address the Supreme Court Collegium on the suitability of the two judicial officers without keeping his High Court …

Two Kerala judges move SC against their exclusion from list for appointment as HC judges
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Two Kerala judges move SC against their exclusion from list for appointment as HC judges

The Hindu  

The selection of High Court judges from Kerala has once again run into controversy with two senior district judges moving the Supreme Court against their exclusion from the list and the inclusion of some others, whom they term as ineligible. Two lists Interestingly, the Kerala collegium had earlier sent two lists of judges to be elevated to the High Court. …

Centre notifies appointment of several permanent judges in Allahabad, Andhra Pradesh High Courts
4 months ago

Centre notifies appointment of several permanent judges in Allahabad, Andhra Pradesh High Courts

India TV News  

The Centre through the Law and Justice Ministry today notified the appointment of several additional judges as permanent judges of Allahabad High Court and Andhra Pradesh High Court. Centre notifies appointment of 9 permanent judges in Allahabad HC According to the notification, the Allahabad High Court's nine Additional Judges have been made permanent. On August 13, the SC Collegium headed …

Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of 3 lawyers as Delhi HC judges: Check names here
4 months ago

Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of 3 lawyers as Delhi HC judges: Check names here

India TV News  

The Supreme Court Collegium on Wednesday recommended the names of three lawyers for appointment as judges of the Delhi High Court. We have also perused the observations made by the Department of Justice in the file," the resolution passed by the Supreme Court Collegium stated. Lawyers who have been recommended are: Ajay Digpal Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar Shwetasri Majumdar Current strength …

SC Collegium recommends nine names for appointment as permanent judges of Allahabad HC
4 months, 1 week ago

SC Collegium recommends nine names for appointment as permanent judges of Allahabad HC

New Indian Express  

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of nine Additional Judges of the High Court at Allahabad for appointment as permanent Judges of the same High Court. The nine names recommended by the apex court collegium for being appointed as permanent judges of Allahabad HC are Justice Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi, Justice Manish Kumar Nigam, Justice Anish Kumar Gupta, …

Kotiswar Singh, Mahadevan take oath as Supreme Court judges; top court attains full strength
5 months ago

Kotiswar Singh, Mahadevan take oath as Supreme Court judges; top court attains full strength

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud administered the oath of office to two new Supreme Court judges, Justices N. Kotiswar Singh and R. Mahadevan, on Thursday, July 18, 2024. The Collegium has lately recommended senior Delhi High Court judge, Justice Suresh Kumar Kait, for appointment as the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court. “The Collegium has …

Supreme Court welcomes two new judges, marks historic first for Manipur
5 months ago

Supreme Court welcomes two new judges, marks historic first for Manipur

Hindustan Times  

Justices N Kotiswar Singh and R Mahadevan were on Thursday morning sworn in as judges of the Supreme Court of India. The central government had previously cleared their appointments on July 16, following the recommendations of the Supreme Court collegium. Justice Kotiswar Singh’s elevation is a landmark achievement, providing representation to the North-East region and fulfilling a long-standing gap in …

Supreme Court gets 2 new judges, its first from Manipur
5 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court gets 2 new judges, its first from Manipur

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The central government on Tuesday notified the appointments of justices N Kotiswar Singh and R Mahadevan to the Supreme Court, following the recommendations by the collegium. The Supreme Court collegium, led by CJI Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, recommended their names on July 11, considering factors such as seniority, merit and judicial integrity Justice Singh’s elevation marks a historic moment …

SC Collegium recommends judge from Ladakh for his first High Court Chief Justiceship
5 months, 1 week ago

SC Collegium recommends judge from Ladakh for his first High Court Chief Justiceship

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Wednesday recommended Justice Tashi Rabstan to be appointed Chief Justice of the High Court of Meghalya. Shriram, a senior Judge of the Bombay High Court, for appointment as Madras High Court Chief Justice. Justice Nitin Madhukar Jamdar, seniormost puisne Judge of the Bombay High Court, was recommended …

Supreme Court may get first judge from Manipur
5 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court may get first judge from Manipur

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court collegium on Thursday recommended Justice N Kotiswar Singh, currently chief justice of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh high court, and Justice R Mahadevan, acting chief justice of the Madras high court, for elevation to the apex court. On justice Singh, the collegium’s resolution stated: “His appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court will provide representation …

Justices Kotiswar Singh, R. Mahadevan proposed for elevation to Supreme Court
5 months, 1 week ago

Justices Kotiswar Singh, R. Mahadevan proposed for elevation to Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The five-member Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on July 11 recommended Justice N. Kotiswar Singh and Madras High Court Acting Chief Justice R. Mahadevan for appointment as apex court judges. “Mr Justice N. Kotiswar Singh originally hails from Manipur… His appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court will provide representation to the North-East, …

Supreme Court Collegium recommends 2 high court judges for elevation
5 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Collegium recommends 2 high court judges for elevation

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended two senior high court judges for appointment as judges in the apex court. Jammu and Kashmir's chief justice, Justice N Kotiswar Singh, and Madras High Court judge, Justice R Mahadevan, have been recommended by the Collegium for appointment as judges in the Supreme Court. Justice N Kotiswar Singh became the Chief Justice of the …

SC Collegium recommends names of judges from Manipur, Tamil Nadu for elevation to apex court
5 months, 1 week ago

SC Collegium recommends names of judges from Manipur, Tamil Nadu for elevation to apex court

New Indian Express  

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court Collegium on Thursday recommended the names of Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh and Acting Chief Justice of the Madras High Court R Mahadevan for elevation to the apex court. Justice Singh is set to be the first judge from Manipur to be elevated to …

SC collegium suggests Centre to permanently appoint three Delhi HC judges
5 months, 2 weeks ago

SC collegium suggests Centre to permanently appoint three Delhi HC judges

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud has recommended to the Centre the names of three additional judges of the Delhi High Court for appointment as permanent judges. The collegium, which also comprised Justices Sanjiv Khanna and B R Gavai, recommended that seven additional judges of the Bombay High Court be appointed as permanent …

Justice Ravi Shankar Jha Appointed Patron-In-Chief Of The Centre For Research In Commercial And Corporate Laws At DBRANLU
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Justice Ravi Shankar Jha Appointed Patron-In-Chief Of The Centre For Research In Commercial And Corporate Laws At DBRANLU

Live Law  

Justice Ravi Shankar Jha, former Chief Justice of the Punjab & Haryana High Court and Acting Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, has been appointed as the Patron-in-Chief of the Centre for Research in Commercial and Corporate Laws. Justice Jha's illustrious career in the judiciary began with his appointment as an Additional Judge of the High Court of …

Collegium gears up to appoint 2 new SC judges
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Collegium gears up to appoint 2 new SC judges

Hindustan Times  

As the Supreme Court of India gears up to reconvene on July 8 after the summer break, the collegium is set to finalise the names of two new judges to fill vacancies in the apex court. According to people aware of the matter, the names to be considered by the collegium, presided over by Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y …

Central Govt Notifies Appointment Of Justice Rajesh Sekhri As Additional Judge Of J&K High Court For Fresh Term
6 months, 1 week ago

Central Govt Notifies Appointment Of Justice Rajesh Sekhri As Additional Judge Of J&K High Court For Fresh Term

Live Law  

The Central Govt has notified the appointment of Justice Rajesh Sekhri as an Additional Judge of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh for a fresh term of one year. A post to this effect was made by Law Minister Arjun Singh Meghwal on X Earlier on 23 April 2024, the Collegium of the High Court of Jammu …

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Two Additional Judges As Permanent Judges Of Telangana High Court
8 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Two Additional Judges As Permanent Judges Of Telangana High Court

Live Law  

Supreme Court collegium recommends the names of two additional judges as the permanent judges of the Telangana High Court. On 13 February 2024, the Collegium of the High Court for the State of Telangana unanimously recommended the names of Justice Jaggannagari Sreenivasa Rao @ J. Srinivas Rao, and Justice Namavarapu Rajeshwar Rao for appointment as permanent Judges of that High …

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Advocate Sreeja Vijayalakshmi As Judge Of Kerala High Court
8 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Advocate Sreeja Vijayalakshmi As Judge Of Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, has recommended the name of Advocate Sreeja Vijayalakshmi as the Judge of the Kerala High Court. On December 5, 2023, the Kerala High Court Collegium recommended the name of Advocate Sreeja Vijayalakshmi for appointment as a judge. Accordingly, the Chief Justice of Kerala High Court submitted a report …

State Bar Council Requests Madras High Court Collegium To Give Adequate Representation To All Sections Of Advocates For Elevation To Bench
8 months, 2 weeks ago

State Bar Council Requests Madras High Court Collegium To Give Adequate Representation To All Sections Of Advocates For Elevation To Bench

Live Law  

The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry has written to the Chief Justice of Madras High Court- Justice SV Gangapurwala requesting the CJ and the Collegium judges to consider the names of candidates hailing from different sections of the society including minorities while recommending names for elevation to the bench and to give adequate representation to ensure socio economic …

Plea Against MP Lokayukt Appointment : Supreme Court Mulls Framing Guidelines For Effective Consultation Among Selection Panel Members
9 months ago

Plea Against MP Lokayukt Appointment : Supreme Court Mulls Framing Guidelines For Effective Consultation Among Selection Panel Members

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the State of Madhya Pradesh on a writ petition filed by Madhya Pradesh's opposition leader Umang Singhar challenging the appointment of the State's Lokayukta.While doing so, the Court observed that it was crucial to have in place certain guidelines for the consultation process in the appointment of the Lokayukta. The Supreme Court …

Political past can’t be basis to deny judgeship: SC collegium on Kerala HC judge appointment
9 months, 1 week ago

Political past can’t be basis to deny judgeship: SC collegium on Kerala HC judge appointment

Hindustan Times  

A candidate cannot be denied judgeship because of her or his political past alone, the Supreme Court collegium has emphasised, rejecting the Centre’s objection to the appointment of a Communist Party of India “sympathiser” as a judge in the Kerala high court. The collegium, also comprising justices Sanjiv Khanna and BR Gavai, was considering the candidature of Manoj Pulamby Madhavan, …

Ex-SC judge Justice A M Khanwilkar appointed Lokpal chairperson
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-SC judge Justice A M Khanwilkar appointed Lokpal chairperson

Hindustan Times  

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar was on Tuesday appointed as the chairperson of Lokpal. “President Droupadi Murmu is pleased to appoint Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar as the chairperson of the Lokpal,” a communique sent by the Rashtrapati Bhavan stated. Justice Khanwilkar served as the judge of Supreme Court from May 13, 2016 to July 29, 2022. Prior …

Supreme Court Informed Of Madhya Pradesh High Court's Refusal To Reconsider Dismissal Of 6 Women Judges
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Informed Of Madhya Pradesh High Court's Refusal To Reconsider Dismissal Of 6 Women Judges

Live Law  

In a suo motu writ petition registered wrt simultaneous termination of services of 6 female civil judges in Madhya Pradesh, the Supreme Court was recently apprised that the Administrative Committee of the State High Court has resolved to not re-consider its earlier decision.Taking note, the Bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and AG Masih gave time to the parties to file …

SC Collegium recommends two judges for Telangana HC
10 months, 1 week ago

SC Collegium recommends two judges for Telangana HC

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Supreme Court collegium has recommended to the Union government to transfer Justices Sujoy Paul, of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, and Moushumi Bhattacharya, of the Calcutta High Court, to the Telangana High Court. Justice Sujoy Paul was born in 1964 and enrolled as an advocate in 1990 with the Madhya Pradesh High Court, practising multiple specialisations. She was …

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of 10 Punjab & Haryana High Court Additional Judges As Permanent Judges
10 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of 10 Punjab & Haryana High Court Additional Judges As Permanent Judges

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of the ten additional judges of the Punjab & Haryana High Court, as permanent judges.Following are the judges whose names are recommended: Justice Kuldeep Tiwari, Justice Gurbir Singh, Justice Deepak Gupta, Justice Amarjot Bhatti, Justice Ritu Tagore, Justice Manisha Batra. The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of the ten additional …

Should High Court Consult State Govt To Lay Down Criteria For Selection Of District Judges? Supreme Court Asks Haryana Govt
10 months, 1 week ago

Should High Court Consult State Govt To Lay Down Criteria For Selection Of District Judges? Supreme Court Asks Haryana Govt

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday asked if a High Court is required to consult the State Government for laying down the criteria for the selection of District Judges. To which the SG replied, “.nothing remains if the criteria is to be fixed without consultation ….appointment and promotion means anything that forms part of that process because the appointing authority is …

District Judges Selection | Supreme Court Faults Jharkhand HC For Changing Criteria Midway, Directs To Appoint 7 Candidates
10 months, 1 week ago

District Judges Selection | Supreme Court Faults Jharkhand HC For Changing Criteria Midway, Directs To Appoint 7 Candidates

Live Law  

Recently, the Supreme Court observed that after the performance of individual candidates is assessed, then it would be impermissible for the High Court to alter the selection criteria for the appointment of District Judiciary Judges.The Bench Comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Sanjay Kumar directed the High Court of Jharkhand to consider the appointment of seven persons qualified to. Recently, the …

Centre notifies appointments for Chief Justices of six High Courts
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre notifies appointments for Chief Justices of six High Courts

The Hindu  

The Union Ministry of Law and Justice on Friday notified the appointments of new Chief Justices across six High Courts. Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, who was the acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court, has been appointed as Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court. Justice Arun Bhansali of Rajasthan High Court has been appointed as Chief Justice of the …

Six high courts to get new chiefs; 3 names cleared after three months
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Six high courts to get new chiefs; 3 names cleared after three months

Hindustan Times  

The Union government on Friday notified the appointment of chief justices in six high courts even as three of these recommendations of the collegium remained pending for the last three months. While the government notified three recommendations made by the collegium on December 27, it left out two others The names of justices Ritu Bahri, Chakradhari Sharan Singh and S …

Chief of HC Advocates’ Panel Ridicules Discrimination in Elevation of Judges
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Chief of HC Advocates’ Panel Ridicules Discrimination in Elevation of Judges

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The president of Telangana High Court Advocates Association Palle Nageshwar Rao on Friday alleged discrimination against advocates belonging to the marginalised and minority communities in the elevation of judges of the High Court. Rao was delivering the presidential speech during the Republic Day celebrations on the premises of the Telangana High Court, in which HC collegium members, including the …

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Two Women As Gauhati HC Judges
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Two Women As Gauhati HC Judges

Live Law  

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the appointment of Shamima Jahan, an advocate, and Yarenjungla Longkumer, a judicial officer, as judges of the Gauhati High Court. The collegium comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, and Justices Sanjiv Khanna and BR Gavai has passed a resolution which reveals that the names have been suggested on the strength of the high court collegium's …

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of A Judicial Officer As Chhattisgarh HC Judge
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of A Judicial Officer As Chhattisgarh HC Judge

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the name of Shri Arvind Kumar Verma, Judicial Officer, for appointment as Judge of the High Court of Chhattisgarh.On 6 August 2023, the Chief Justice of the High Court of Chhattisgarh in consultation with his two senior-most colleagues made the above recommendation. The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the name of Shri Arvind Kumar …

The Hindu Morning Digest: December 29, 2023
11 months, 3 weeks ago

The Hindu Morning Digest: December 29, 2023

The Hindu  

AAP, BJP spar over rejection of Republic Day tableaux of Delhi, Punjab The Delhi and Punjab tableaux have been left out of the upcoming Republic Day parade due to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s “dirty politics”, the Aam Aadmi Party alleged on Thursday. “If the Delhi government had the chance, they would have showcased their education and health models in the …

In its first year, Chandrachud Collegium successfully recommends 14 SC judges and returns court to sanctioned strength
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Stop pick and choose approach: Supreme Court to Centre on judicial appointments
1 year, 1 month ago

Stop pick and choose approach: Supreme Court to Centre on judicial appointments

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday raised concerns over the central government's "pick and choose" approach while accepting names from the Collegium's proposals for appointment of judges. The bench also implied that when the Supreme Court Collegium proposes names of judges for appointments to high courts, the government, instead of selectively choosing from the proposed names, must clear the judges in …

SC collegium suggests chief justices for three high courts
1 year, 1 month ago

SC collegium suggests chief justices for three high courts

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court collegium on Thursday recommended chief justices for three high courts, on a day the Centre notified the names of nine judges and four additional judges in four high courts. The collegium, comprising Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sanjiv Khanna based its decision on a raft of factors, including the judges’ …

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