The Delhi High Court is currently facing a significant shortfall in its judicial strength, with only 39 judges serving against a sanctioned capacity of 60.
Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced the appointment of Justices N Kotiswar Singh and R Mahadevan as two new judges of the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
In a letter addressed to Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, they criticized certain factions for trying to influence judicial processes through pressure tactics and misinformation. While not citing specific incidents, the letter coincided with heightened political tensions.
CJI Chandrachud asserted that public spaces often reflect pre-existing social inequalities in society and called for creating new infrastructure intended to reach out to the broader cross-section of society.
The BJP MP suggested either amending the existing laws or framing new legislation to make it mandatory for the judges of Supreme Court and High Courts to declare their assets annually, like the ministers and civil servants.
The Supreme Court made some sharp observations and said that if the courts are allow “such practices”, the roster notified by the chief justice “will have no meaning”. The top court said that the judges have to follow discipline and not take up the cases unless assigned by the chief justice.
Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud has said that it's wrong to say the Supreme Court collegium has no factual data to evaluate judges being considered for appointment adding their aim is to lay down objective parameters for selection.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashoh Gehlot said that he heard that many lawyers take the judgment after writing it. That is the judgement. What is happening inside the Judiciary? Be it lower judiciary or upper. The situation is serious.
The handbook contains alternative language to be used by the judges against a number of stereotype promoting terms that have been marked as incorrect now.
The collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai and Surya Kant, in its meeting held on August 3 recommended transfer of nine judges of the high courts for better administration of justice.
The names of Justice Bhuyan, the chief justice of the Telangana High Court, and Justice Bhatti, his counterpart in Kerala, were recommended for elevation to the top court by the Supreme Court Collegium on July 5.
The oath was administered by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chadrachud in the newly built auditorium of the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court judges appointment: Justices Rajesh Bindal and Aravind Kumar were administered oath during a swearing-in ceremony held in the Supreme Court premises. With the appointment of two judges, the total number of judges in the apex court has risen to 34.
Justices Pankaj Mithal, Sanjay Karol, P V Sanjay Kumar, Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Manoj Misra were administered the oath during a swearing-in ceremony which was held in the Supreme Court premises.
All five names for the judgeship in the top court were recommended by the six-member Supreme Court Collegium on December 13 last year.
The government expressed "strong reservations" about the recommended names as it sent back the files to the collegium on November 25, sources aware of the procedure to appoint Supreme Court and high court judges said.
Supreme Court Collegium news: Justice D Ramesh has been transferred from Andhra Pradesh High Court to Allahabad High Court, while Justice Lalitha Kanneganti recommended being sent from Telangana High Court to Karnataka High Court.
Supreme Court Collegium news: Justice Raja was appointed as Additional Judge of Madras High Court on March 31, 2009 and assumed charge as Acting Chief Justice from September 22, 2022.
The copy of the resolution was decided to be communicated to the Prime Minister of India and Union Minister for Law and Justice for immediate action on the resolution, stated press statement by BCI.
Supreme Court news: A bench of Justices Chandrachud and Hima Kohli, declining to accept the request of a lawyer to adjourn the matter, said the court will not adjourn the matter, instead it can be passed over and taken up at the end of the board.
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