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

DESK BRIEF: There have been three supersessions at the Supreme Court of India.

As per the seniority principle, the senior-most Judge of the Supreme Court is appointed as the Chief Justice of India.

Seniority is an important consideration for recommendations to the Supreme Court, and there is now an all-India list indicating the same.

The judiciary appoints its own judges - a common source of conflict with the executive. But what does the process entail?

Deferral and withdrawal of Supreme Court elevations in light of overall conversion rate.