Amidst calls for reform, CJI Gavai defended the collegium system, emphasizing that judicial independence must be paramount in appointments to the Supreme Court and High Courts. He highlighted the ...

The second part of HT’s three-part series on Supreme Court judges discussed inequality, by social group and high courts of origin,. The concluding part of this series will look at the impact of the ...

On the non-elevation of high court judges, Justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Rajendra Menon to the Supreme Court, he said what happens in the collegium is confidential Former Supreme Court judge Madan B ...

At a juncture when collegium system where judges appoint judges is under close scrutiny and clamour for re-enacting the scrapped National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) which gives central ...

The Collegium’s decisions have, on multiple occasions, attracted critical scrutiny from within the judiciary itself. Noted jurist Fali S. Nariman, in his autobiography 'Before Memory Fades', recalls a ...

The Supreme Court’s Justice Surya Kant has said that the collegium system of appointing judges, despite its imperfections, serves as a “crucial institutional safeguard” and preserves the judiciary’s ...

Mumbai: At an event discussing the role of an independent judiciary and a free press, retired Supreme Court Justice Abhay Oka emphasized the need to improve, rather than simply criticize, the current ...

The government superseded the seniormost judges twice while appointing the Chief Justice of India when it had the final say in judges' appointment, Chief Justice of India BR Gavai has said. The Chief ...

Chief Justice BR Gavai highlighted the government's past superseding of senior judges in appointing the Chief Justice of India, emphasising the need for judicial independence and the integrity of the ...

NEW DELHI: As the Union government is set to move an impeachment motion against Justice Yashwant Varma, Rajya Sabha MP and senior lawyer Kapil Sibal on Tuesday alleged that the government’s motive is ...