Long live Justice Nagarathna !
By Justice Katju I regard Justice BV Nagarathna as the best Judge in the Indian Supreme Court today, erudite, upright…
Keeping Pace with Legal Change
By Justice Katju I regard Justice BV Nagarathna as the best Judge in the Indian Supreme Court today, erudite, upright…
Recently, Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai elucidated an important and overlooked principle of the Indian judicial appointment fracture…
In a sweeping call for systemic overhaul in judicial appointments, more than 2,000 advocates have backed a requisition seeking the immediate filling up of approximately 283 vacant high court judges’ posts, including 35 (now 26 after oath of 10 judges on August 4) in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, warning that judicial delays, institutional favouritism, and in-breeding are threatening the credibility and independence of the higher judiciary.
The Centre approved the elevation of Justices NV Anjaria, Vijay Bishnoi, and Atul Chandurkar to the Supreme Court, as recommended by the Collegium, filling judicial vacancies to strengthen the apex court’s bench and enhance judicial efficiency.