Higher Judiciary

Supreme Court stops uploading collegium resolutions on website: Move is major self-inflicted wound, smacks of institutional cowardice

That the Supreme Court, with all its constitutional powers and storied history, cannot stand to hear the public criticism of the Bar and citizens speaks volumes for the court’s own confidence in its performance.

Venkaiah Naidu for regional Supreme Court benches to ensure equitable justice but logistics, lawyers' groups may be hurdles

While the data might suggest that centralisation of the Supreme Court’s location affects the public’s access, the decision to establish regional benches of the Supreme Court is not going to be a simple one.

CJI Ranjan Gogoi says higher judiciary is losing its majesty, expresses concern over young lawyers' unwillingness to become judges

CJI Ranjan Gogoi said that as good judges, like Justice Kurian Joseph who retired on Thursday, are going away, there was a need for more replacements for which the Supreme Court collegium has been working day in and day out to find the right man.

Ram Nath Kovind expresses concern over low representation of SC, ST, OBCs in higher judiciary

Ram Nath Kovindexpressed concern over "unacceptably low" representation of women, OBCs, SC/STs in higher judiciary and called for steps to remedy situation

Delhi HC dismisses plea seeking to restrain SC collegium from recommending judges to higher judiciary

Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea seeking rehearing of a petition to restrain the Supreme Court collegium from recommending names to the higher judiciary.

Despite SC intervention, huge pendency still bogs down India's lower judiciary

According to the statistics present on the website of the Supreme Court as on 31 March 2016, against the sanctioned strength of 21,017 judges, working strength is 16,135 leaving 4,882 vacancies, which is staggering 23 percent of the total strength.

Katju puts judicial commission back in focus, but is it better than a collegium?

The cry against the collegium system of appointing judges only became shriller when former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju referred to the promotion of an allegedly corrupt judge at the Madras High Court due to political pressure and lack of appropriate action by the then top echelons of the judiciary.