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August

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Monthly Review: August 2024

Constitution Bench cases on affirmative action, mining taxes, arbitration and driving licences dominated the Court’s docket in August

Kevin Sebastian

6th Sep 2024

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Representation of women judges in High Courts has improved only by 3 percent in three years | August 2024

While the P&H High Court tops the list in absolute numbers, data indicates that improvement in gender representation is largely inadequate

Gauri Kashyap

31st Aug 2024

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regional

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72% of all High Courts are represented in the Supreme Court

Seven out of 25 High Courts lack representation in the top court. This includes four north-eastern states, J&K, Orissa and Jharkhand

R. Sai Spandana

29th Feb 2024

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virtual hearing

Analysis

Supreme Court takes stock of virtual hearing systems in High Courts

The top court encouraged the standardisation of virtual hearing procedures across the country’s High Courts

Tushar Kohli

22nd Jan 2024

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Senior Advocate C.S. Vaidyanathan, Advocate, Supreme Court of India

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“Government officials should be made accountable if they resort to frivolous litigation”: Senior Advocate C.S. Vaidyanathan

Senior Advocate C.S. Vaidyanthan spoke about access to justice, accountability of government officials, SLPs at the Supreme Court and more.

Gauri Kashyap

4th Dec 2023

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Analysis

Supreme Court directs High Courts to register suo moto case for speedy disposal of criminal cases against legislators

A year ago, there were more than 5000 criminal cases pending across the country against current or former legislators

R. Sai Spandana

18th Nov 2023

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diversity collegium inclusion

Analysis

Has the Supreme Court Collegium’s Focus Shifted to Diversity and Inclusion?

DESK BRIEF: Recent Collegium recommendations show a renewed attention towards ensuring regional and gender diversity in Indian courts.

Gauri Kashyap

8th Jul 2023

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women judges

Court Data

Only 107 of 788 Sitting High Court Judges are Women

With hardly any senior women judges in India's High Courts, gender diversity at the Supreme Court will take a hit.

R. Sai Spandana

30th Jun 2023

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14 Out of 25 High Courts are Represented at the Supreme Court

With no fixed rules about it, and the recent appointment of nine new judges, regional representation in the Supreme Court has changed.

Mihir R

30th Sep 2021

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Religious, Caste and Gender Diversity: A Factor for SC Judges?

What are the criteria for appointing SC judges? Recent collegium resolutions have been taking a need for 'due representation' into account.

Mihir R

28th Sep 2021

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Analysis

Should Courts have Suo Moto Powers?

Courts often exercise their suo moto jurisdiction by taking up matters based on media reports or act on letters written to them.

Gauri Kashyap

17th Sep 2021

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