The Centre on Saturday notified the appointment of 30 judges across four High Courts, with the Madras High Court receiving the largest share of new appointees as part of an effort to strengthen judicial capacity and reduce case pendency. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice, the appointments include 20…
Supreme Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan has called for greater transparency in the collegium system, arguing that withholding reasons for judicial appointments not only denies deserving judges due recognition but could also allow individuals who make “wholly unconstitutional” remarks to enter the judiciary. Speaking during a panel discussion to mark the launch of the Judicial Transparency…
Even after formation of a separate high court for Telangana, advocates from Andhra Pradesh are being elevated as judges, depriving local advocates the opportunity to serve as judges, the association said Hyderabad: Telangana High Court Advocates’ Association held a protest at the high court on Wednesday, demanding that only practising advocates of Telangana origin be…
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court Advocates’ Association has urged that only practising advocates of Telangana origin be considered for elevation as judges to the HC by following social justice norms and by giving proper representation to all sections.The association made this appeal to the Supreme Court and high court collegiums on Monday, during an extraordinary…
Bengaluru: The Supreme Court collegium Tuesday approved the proposal for appointment of six advocates — Raghavendra Seetharam Srivatsa, Hema Kulkarni, Subramanya Rangarao, Thadagavadi Prakash Vivekananda, Bakkeswara Pramod and Hombe Gowda Shanthi Bhushan — as judges of Karnataka high court. Source link
The Supreme Court Collegium has proposed the elevation of five individuals to the apex court, including four sitting High Court Chief Justices and senior advocate V Mohana, who is the only woman and the sole direct recommendation from the Bar among the names proposed for appointment. The Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Surya…
CHENNAI: The Supreme Court collegium has recommended appointment of 19 judicial officers and advocates as judges of Madras high court. In a meeting on Monday, the collegium approved three different proposals for appointment of judges presented by the state govt to the Union law minister and forwarded to the collegium. Presently, the Madras HC has…
