Supreme Court collegium refuses to confirm judge who gave ‘skin-to-skin’ verdict

The tenure of Justice Pushpa Ganediwala, an additional judge of the Bombay High Court, has not been extended.

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· Dec 17, 2021 · 02:04 pm

Gay rights: SC collegium recommends lawyer Saurabh Kirpal for appointment as Delhi High Court judge

The recommendation came three years after it was first proposed in October 2017. It was reportedly delayed due to his sexual orientation.

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· Nov 15, 2021 · 10:56 pm

Is the Centre trying to take over the primacy accorded to India’s judiciary in appointing judges?

The Centre’s repeated rejection of names recommended by the collegium has left it open to charges of contempt.

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· Nov 09, 2021 · 06:30 am

Centre will clear names of new High Court chief justices soon, says NV Ramana

The chief justice of India added that the quick appointment of judges would help ease the burden of pending cases on courts.

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· Oct 03, 2021 · 11:44 am

Supreme Court collegium recommends appointments, transfer of chief justices in High Courts: Reports

Justice Akil Kureshi, the chief justice of the Tripura High Court, has been recommended for appointment as the chief justice of the Rajasthan High Court.

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· Sep 17, 2021 · 07:12 pm

Supreme Court recommends 68 names to Centre for elevation as judges in 12 High Courts

This is the first time the court has cleared so many names in one go.

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· Sep 04, 2021 · 11:35 am

For first time, nine new Supreme Court judges take oath in one go

Justices Hima Kohli, BV Nagarathna and Bela M Trivedi were among the new appointees to the apex court.

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· Aug 31, 2021 · 12:33 pm

‘Why have collegium at all?’: What Kureshi’s rejection says about SC independence in the Modi era

By letting judges appoint judges, the collegium was meant to protect judicial independence. But has the process' opacity actually made things worse?

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· Aug 31, 2021 · 06:30 am

President notifies appointment of nine Supreme Court judges

Newly-appointed Justice BV Nagarathna of the Karnataka High Court could become the first woman Chief Justice of India in 2027.

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· Aug 26, 2021 · 10:12 am

‘Extremely upset’ about speculative media reports on SC Collegium recommendations, says CJI

According to a report in ‘The Indian Express’, the Collegium has recommended nine names to the Centre.

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· Aug 18, 2021 · 12:26 pm

Bombay HC justice who gave controversial POCSO rulings given one-year fresh term as additional judge

The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended a term of two years for Justice Pushpa Ganediwala.

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· Feb 13, 2021 · 08:33 am

Controversial POCSO rulings: SC Collegium withdraws assent to confirm permanent status of judge

The judge had observed that observed that that groping a child’s breasts without ‘skin-to-skin contact’ does not amount to sexual assault under POCSO Act.

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· Jan 30, 2021 · 05:54 pm