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Varma

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Justice Varma cash inquiry: The story so far

Following a fire, a large amount of unaccounted cash was found in Justice Varma’s official residence on 14 March

R. Sai Spandana

23rd Mar 2025

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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

V. Venkatesan

18th Mar 2025

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latest Supreme Court Collegium members

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Members of the Supreme Court Collegium as of February 2025

With Justice Hrishikesh Roy’s retirement, the composition of the Supreme Court Collegium has changed

Gauri Kashyap

13th Feb 2025

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Justice Yadav ‘hate speech’ case: An acid test for the Supreme Court

Given the high stakes of impeachment, the Court evolved its own inquiry process in the 1990s. How will it play out in Justice Yadav’s case?

Sushovan Patnaik and Ajitesh Singh

12th Feb 2025

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Representation in the Supreme Court | 2025

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

R. Sai Spandana

17th Jan 2025

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representation

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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?

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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July

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Monthly Review: July 2024

In July, after summer vacation, the top court closed a long-pending case on mineral royalty and denied a retest of the 2024 NEET UG exam

Sushovan Patnaik

16th 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.

R. Sai Spandana

18th Jul 2024

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Singh

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Union government appoints two new judges to the Supreme Court, restores full sanctioned strength

Justices Kotiswar Singh and R. Mahadevan’s appointments are intended to improve representation of North-East India and backward communities

R. Sai Spandana

16th Jul 2024

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appointments

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Commissions and Omissions

How will the executive-judiciary tussle around appointments play out in the Bharatiya Janata Party’s third term?

R. Sai Spandana

25th Jun 2024

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appointments

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Commissions and Omissions

How will the executive-judiciary tussle around appointments play out in the Bharatiya Janata Party’s third term?

R. Sai Spandana

9th Jun 2024

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