HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 - The Untold Story

Advocate Somasekhar Sundaresan appointed as an Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court

Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal notifies appointment of advocate Somasekhar Sundaresan as Additional Judge of Bombay High Court. Centre initially opposed due to critical social media posts, but Supreme Court Collegium stood firm and reiterated recommendation.

The Hindu · Nov 23, 2023

Transfer of 24 HC judges in one go marks power shift from executive to judiciary": Justice Bibek Chaudhuri

Justice Bibek Chaudhuri, who has been moved to Patna High Court from Calcutta, said his transfer along with other 23 judges in one go marks the "beginning of a power shift" from executive to the judiciary. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Nov 22, 2023

SC cautions Centre that selective appointments, transfers risk ‘embarrassing’ outcomes

Supreme Court warns government against tinkering with judicial seniority, cautions that it may lead to embarrassing outcomes, including deferring swearing-in of new judges or withdrawing judicial work. Warns government against pick-and-choose policy in appointments and transfers of HC judges, says it risks "unpalatable" response from Collegium.

The Hindu · Nov 20, 2023

Shalinder Kaur, Ravinder Dudeja take oath as Additional Judges in Delhi High Court

Two new Judges took oath at Delhi High Court on Friday. The Chief Justice of Delhi High Court administered the oath to Shalinder Kaur and Ravinder Dudeja as Additional Judges.

Dynamite News · Oct 20, 2023

Centre notifies appointment of 17 judges across eight High Courts

Centre appoints 17 judges across 8 High Courts, transfers 16 incl. acting Chief Justice of Manipur. SC expresses displeasure over delay. 11 judicial officers, 6 advocates appointed. SC Collegium recommends 13 advocates as judges of diff. High Courts.

The Hindu · Oct 19, 2023

SC collegium recommends names of 13 advocates as judges of HCs

SC Collegium recommends 13 advocates as HC judges; names of N. Unni Krishnan Nair, Kaushik Goswami for Gauhati HC; Siddhartha Sah, Alok Mahra for Uttarakhand HC; Harmeet Singh Grewal, Deepinder Singh Nalwa, Sumeet Goel, Sudeepti Sharma, Kirti Singh for Punjab & Haryana HC; Vinay Saraf, Vivek Jain, Ashish Shroti, Amit…

The Hindu · Oct 18, 2023

Justice Siddharth Mridul appointed Chief Justice of Manipur High Court

In July this year, the Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the appointment of Justice Mridul. However, it was pending with the Centre for over three months. Last week, the Centre had informed that Justice Mridul’s appointment was cleared and would be notified shortly.

The Hindu · Oct 16, 2023

Delay as tactic: On the Centre and Collegium relationship

The conflict between the government and the Collegium over the appointment process of judges is quite pronounced and needs to be resolved

The Hindu · Oct 16, 2023

Supreme Court collegium recommends 13 judicial officers, 5 advocates for appointment as judges of 7 HCs

The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud has recommended the names of 13 judicial officers and 5 advocates for appointment as judges of 7 different high courts. Read further on Dynamite News

Dynamite News · Oct 11, 2023

Supreme Court Collegium stands firm on transfer of Justice Muralidharan out of Manipur

Supreme Court Collegium stands firm on transfer of Justice Muralidharan to Calcutta HC for better justice administration. Collegium consulted SC judge and Calcutta HC Chief Justice before recommending transfer. Justice Muralidharan had requested transfer back to Madras HC or stay in Manipur HC.

The Hindu · Oct 11, 2023