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23 candidates recommended by HC collegiums and reiterated by SC pending with Centre, say officials

At least seven high courts had recommended these names for appointment as high court judges, sources said

SC collegium recommends eight names to Centre for appointment of High Court Chief Justices

The 25 high courts of the country have a combined sanctioned strength of 1,080 judges and on 1 May, 2021, the high courts were functioning with 420 judges only.

Collegium has to go, and it is just a matter of time before it does

The question whether the Supreme Court collegium should be dropped as a mechanism for appointing higher court judges has become redundant. Every day that passes points to this opaque process being completely incongruous with the democratic ideals of transparency and accountability that India aspires to.

Collegium has flaws, but that’s the cost of judicial independence

While there can be no getting away from the truth of these criticisms, the question we need to ask ourselves is whether they mean that the collegium system should be done away with?

Amid SC collegium row, justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna to be sworn in today at 10.30 am

Karnataka High Court Chief Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice Sanjiv Khanna of the Delhi High Court will be sworn in as judges of the Supreme Court on Friday.

Supreme Court collegium under fire: Read why Justice Chelameswar's strong dissent in 2015 order on NJAC is relevant today

The Supreme Court collegium's recommendation to promote two High Court judges to Supreme Court and Centre's subsequent nod which came at "great speed" has been criticised severely.

Justice J Chelameswar's retires: A look back at Supreme Court judge's most contentious statements in past months

Firstpost takes a look at some of the things that Justice Chelmaeshwar said over the last six months, and which for good or bad, became the talking point.

Govt rejects charge that it turned down Justice KM Joseph's elevation because of his Uttarakhand ruling

The government on Wednesday rejected suggestions that it turned down the elevation of Uttarakhand High Court chief justice KM Joseph to the Supreme Court as he had once overturned the imposition of President's Rule in the state.

SC collegium defers decision on Justice KM Joseph's elevation as apex court judge

Justice Joseph's name was recommended along with then senior advocate Indu Malhotra on January 10 for their elevation as apex court judges.

Supreme Court collegium meet updates: Decision on KM Joseph's elevation deferred; 5 senior-most judges may meet again next week

A crucial meeting of the Supreme Court collegium will take place today to reconsider the name of the KM Joseph for elevation as a judge of the apex court.