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Chief-in-waiting: New door opened by Collegium in its Justice Bagchi recommendation
If ‘in-line-to-be-CJI’ is now a relevant consideration for SC elevation, we examine how the Collegium might have picked Justice Bagchi
18th Mar 2025
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Sensitive work environment for women in the judiciary
A bench recently reinstated two women civil judges whose employment was terminated by the Madhya Pradesh HC. We summarise it here
7th Mar 2025
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Calling for reinforcements
A recent order on ad hoc judges in HCs presents an opportunity to look at the history of the temporary judge provision in the Constitution
9th Feb 2025
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The representation conundrum
With six more retirements in 2025, how will the Collegium balance regional diversity with gender, religious and community representation?
12th Jan 2025
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Court Data
15 percent of names proposed by Chandrachud Collegium for HC elevation weren’t cleared by Union
The Collegium itself fared poorly on gender diversity, with no recommendations for women in the top court and only 27 out of 168 in HCs
22nd Nov 2024
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“Passing the baton”: D.Y. Chandrachud nominates Sanjiv Khanna as the next Chief Justice of India
If the nomination is accepted by the Union, Justice Khanna will serve as India’s 51st Chief Justice from 11 November 2024
17th Oct 2024
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Master of the Roster, book bans, representation
The latest offerings in our Court at 75 series: an analysis on bench allocation, a long-read on book bans and a video on gender diversity
17th Sep 2024
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And then there were two
75 years and 276 judges later, the number of women at the top court remains a shocking low of 4 percent
31st Aug 2024
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Two new judges take oath at the Supreme Court (July 2024)
Justices Kotiswar Singh and R. Mahadevan took oath as judges to the Supreme Court.
18th Jul 2024
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Supreme Court hears challenge against appointment of 68 judicial officers in Gujarat
Petitioners argue that the Gujarat High Court favoured the seniority of judicial officers, and not their merits
8th Apr 2024
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Manifesting a new judiciary
From appointment commissions to a Chennai branch of the top court—here’s what election manifestos are promising on the judicial front
8th Apr 2024
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Monthly Review: January 2024
In January, the Supreme Court had a Constitution Bench hearing, delivered a judgement in the Bilkis Bano remission case, & appointed a judge
12th Feb 2024
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