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in-house

Analysis

Judge inquiry: The opacity of the in-house process

The CJI’s power to recommend removal of a judge on the basis of an in-house committee’s report may be diluting the separation of powers

V. Venkatesan

8th Apr 2025

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Analysis

Cheques and balances

SC judges have resolved to publicly declare their assets in a step to improve transparency. But even this simple move has a loaded history

R. Sai Spandana

6th Apr 2025

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NJAC

Analysis

NJAC or JSAB?

The conversation after the cash discovery at Justice Yashwant Varma’s residence seems focussed on appointment, not accountability

V. Venkatesan

31st Mar 2025

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in-house

Analysis

Can the CJI direct withholding of work before completion of an in-house inquiry?

The answer lies in a 2014 Supreme Court case where the complainant challenged a two-judge probe committee set up by the CJ of the MP HC

V. Venkatesan

27th Mar 2025

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Analysis

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

V. Venkatesan

18th Mar 2025

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Channel

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

R. Sai Spandana

7th Mar 2025

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ad hoc

Analysis

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

Advay Vora

9th Feb 2025

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representation

Analysis

The representation conundrum

With six more retirements in 2025, how will the Collegium balance regional diversity with gender, religious and community representation?

R. Sai Spandana

12th Jan 2025

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Collegium

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

Advay Vora and Sushovan Patnaik

22nd Nov 2024

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Justice

Analysis

“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

Kevin Sebastian

17th Oct 2024

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book bans

Analysis

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

Advay Vora

17th Sep 2024

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Women in the Supreme Court

Analysis

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

Gauri Kashyap

31st Aug 2024

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