The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of three High Court Chief Justices, Sunita Agarwal of Gujarat, Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya of Delhi and Aparesh Kumar Singh of Telangana, as Judges of the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the appointment of Justice Subhash Upadhyay, currently an Additional Judge, as a Permanent Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court, confirming a judge with domain expertise in service law who was elevated to the Bench in May 2025. New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the […]
The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the appointment of five Additional Judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court as Permanent Judges, clearing their confirmation in a meeting held on September 23, 2026. New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposals for the appointment of five Additional Judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court […]
Supreme Court judge Justice Dipankar Datta has observed that the judiciary has been relegated to playing ‘second fiddle’ to the executive in the appointment of judges, because the executive selectively implements collegium recommendations, approving most while withholding at least one. Calling ‘judges appoint judges’ a ‘myth’, he warned that such selective implementation erodes the sanctity of collegium resolutions, while expressing hope that CJI Surya Kant’s collegium would make judicious choices.
Speaking at the 6th Ram Jethmalani Memorial Lecture, Senior Advocate Harish Salve asked why no criminal case was registered after burnt cash was found at a judge’s residence, and argued that judicial independence cannot mean immunity from accountability. Justice Varma denies wrongdoing and no criminal charge has ever been brought.
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of eight judicial officers, including three women, as judges of the Delhi High Court, which is functioning with 16 vacancies against a sanctioned strength of 60. New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of eight judicial officers, including three women, as judges of the […]
