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CJI Ramana says process of appointing judges to SC ‘sacrosanct’, calls media speculation unfortunate
•Ramana was referring to media reports which said the collegium, headed by the CJI, is understood to have recommended nine names as judges to the top court
Survey of high court advocates exposes fault lines between bar, bench; greater transparency in judicial appointments need of the hour
Chitrakshi_jain •The way in which the system of appointments is currently functioning needs rethinking with a majority of the surveyed advocates demanding greater transparency in its operation
SC receives communication on Justice Akil Kureshi's elevation as MP chief justice; govt's decision to be placed before Collegium
•The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it had received a communication from the Ministry of Law and Justice on the Collegium's recommendation, elevating Justice Akil Kureshi as the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court
United a year ago, justice Madan B Lokur and CJI Ranjan Gogoi split as SC collegium row takes centrestage
Fp Staff •Justice (retired) Madan B Lokur, who once led the public revolt against then CJI Dipak Misra alongside Justice Ranjan Gogoi, no longer sees eye to eye with his long-time associate and the current Chief Justice of India.
Opaque collegium system prisoner of top judges' whims; body's every decision is suspicious and arbitrary
Paras Nath Singh •The newly constituted Supreme Court collegium with the induction of Justice Arun Misra in it, upon the retirement of the then senior-most judge Justice Madan B Lokur, has rescinded the decision of the collegium taken on 12 December, 2018.
SC collegium under fire for elevating junior judges; apex court's appointment forum has been under scrutiny before
Fp Staff •What has really ruffled feathers within the judiciary is that the Collegium actually revisited an earlier order, which had names of more senior judges, and revoked it.
Bar Council of India protests Supreme Court Collegium's decision to recommend Justice Sanjeev Khanna's elevation
•The Bar Council of India (BCI) on Wednesday protested the Supreme Court collegium's recommendation to elevate Justice Sanjeev Khanna of the Delhi High Court to the apex court by superseding several other judges and termed the decision as "whimsical and arbitrary".
Former Delhi HC judge protests SC collegium's decision to elevate 2 high court judges; BCI threatens dharna if decision not recalled
Fp Staff •Justice Kailash Gambhir, former Delhi High Court judge, has written to President Ram Nath Kovind against the Supreme Court collegium's recommendation to elevate justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna to the apex court superseding 32 judges.
Ram Nath Kovind appoints Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna to Supreme Court amid collegium controversy
Fp Staff •President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday appointed Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna as Supreme Court judges.
Delhi HC judge questions SC recommendations: All you need to know about Supreme Court collegium, its functioning
Fp Staff •The SC collegium is often in the news, and its decisions are questioned not just by members of the judicial fraternity but also by the government, triggering the need for a longer look into its evolution and functioning.