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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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Channel

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.

R. Sai Spandana

18th Jul 2024

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Analysis

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

Advay Vora

8th Apr 2024

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manifestos

Analysis

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

R. Sai Spandana

8th Apr 2024

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Analysis

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

Advay Vora and Gauri Kashyap

12th Feb 2024

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Analysis

Justice S.K. Kaul: Tenure in Numbers

During his 6.75 year long tenure, Justice SK Kaul authored 167 judgements and was a part of 590 benches

Analysis

Judicial Appointments in Limbo: Supreme Court Expresses Concerns Over Delayed Collegium Recommendations

Prolonged appointments pending since July 2023 breached the timeline set by the Supreme Court for appointing judges

Advay Vora

20th Nov 2023

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Analysis

Can there be real representation without reservation?

Why aren’t we talking about reservations in the higher judiciary for women and members of marginalised communities?

Leena Gita Reghunath

15th Nov 2023

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Analysis

Supreme Court pulls up Union Government for no response on collegium recommendations

A Division Bench directed the Attorney General to engage in a “fruitful discussion” with the Union Government over pending recommendations

Advay Vora

7th Nov 2023

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