Judiciary
SC publishes data on collegium recommendation; provides caste, gender break-up https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sc-publishes-data-on-collegium-recommendation-provides-caste-gender-breakup-101746520810073.html
Disproportionate representation at the Supreme Court: A perspective based on Caste and Religion of judges https://www.barandbench.com/columns/disproportionate-representation-supreme-court-caste-and-religion-of-judges
'Only 3% of HC judges are from SC/STs': India Justice Report 2025 highlights widening gap in representation https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2025/04/21/only-3-of-hc-judges-are-from-scsts-india-justice-report-2025-highlights-widening-gap-in-representation.html April 21, 2025 out of 698 high court judges appointed since 2018, 22 are from SCs, 15 belong to STs, 87 come from OBCs, and 37 were from other minority communities. Apart from Karnataka, with Tamil Nadu being the second, no state or Union territory fulfills its SC, ST, and OBC quota, and only 10 States and UTs meet the reservation up to 50%.
https://www.forwardpress.in/2025/05/news-recruitment-of-judges-in-high-courts/ The collegium approved the appointment of a total of 221 judges during the tenure of former Chief Justice Chandrachud and former Chief Justice Khanna. About 167 judges were selected from general category. While only 54 judges were selected from disadvantaged groups.
in the Madras High Court. In these 17 cases, 88.2 percent were appointed from the backward class (including the women of the backward class and the same class), scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. Telangana. Here also 85.7 percent of backward, scheduled caste and scheduled tribe were appointed. The third place behind Telangana is Karnataka, where 66.7 percent of judges are appointed from Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Surprisingly, the state of Kerala, which is said to be progressive, is in stark contrast to other southern states in this regard. Here only less than 20 percent of judges from backward class, scheduled castes and scheduled tribes are appointed.
there are High Courts of at least 9 states, where all the judges appointed during this period are of general category. Such as 9 appointments in the Patna High Court of Bihar, 19 appointments in the Madhya Pradesh High Court (all dual-caste), 6 appointments in the Calcutta High Court of West Bengal (including one Muslim), 11 appointments in the Delhi High Court (one Jain and one Sikh), 2 appointments in the Orissa High Court, 2 appointments in the Tripura High Court, one appointment in the Jharkhand High Court, 7 appointments in the Punjab and Haryana High Court (including 3 minorities). Sikhs are) and there was an appointment in Meghalaya.- "J:\fortransfer\66-Judges-caste-north-south.html"
The book, ‘Supreme Court and the Indian Economy’, examines the impact of six Supreme Court judgements on economic policy, privatisation, and environmental regulations. https://theprint.in/feature/sc-must-consider-the-economic-impact-of-its-rulings-a-good-law-may-have-a-bad-effect/2229575/
'Supreme Court and the Indian Economy' by Pradeep S Mehta of Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS) International.
The book argues that the Supreme Court’s decisions must consider socio–economic realities and apply structured economic analysis to all its judgments.
The book dissects six landmark judgments, including the 2016 ban on liquor sales along state and national highways, the 2014 cancellation of coal block allocations since 1993, and the 2012 2G spectrum case. Of the six judgments, only one — Shivashakti Sugars Limited v Shree Renuka Sugar Limited in 2017 — cited the importance of integrating law and economics.
by Vandana Menon
22/08/2024
“Judges shouldn’t consider themselves as gods,” senior advocate of the Allahabad high court Anil Tiwari told The Wire on Thursday (July 11). https://thewire.in/law/allahabad-high-court-bar-association-up-in-arms-against-god-syndrome-of-judges
This was the second day that the High Court Bar Association (HCBA) of Allahabad abstained from judicial work accusing judges of misconduct towards lawyers and failure of the court administration to address their grievances.
Tiwari, the president of the HCBA, Allahabad said their protest was against the “Bhagwan syndrome” (god syndrome) that plagued many judges. He underlined that certain judges in the high court misbehaved with lawyers and even insulting them during hearings. “They should realise they are humans and public servants,” Tiwari said, accusing judges of using threatening and demeaning language in court towards advocates.
by Omar Rashid
11/07/2024
Amid the din and bustle of the Lok Sabha elections, we have overlooked a few crucial judicial interventions aimed at curbing the misuse of powers by investigating agencies against political opponents of the ruling party.
Just before the general election was set in motion, the Supreme Court forced the State Bank of India (SBI) to reveal details of the electoral bonds, including the names of donors and beneficiaries and the donation amounts.
The second judicial intervention came in the midst of the elections when the Supreme Court released Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP’s) national convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal from jail on bail, overruling the ED’s objections.
The court ruled that the ED has no powers to arrest an accused after a special court has taken cognizance of the complaint.
by P. Raman
17/06/2024
#Collegium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V__fNNP8c9Q 'I Personally Watched Justice Victoria Gauri’s Videos And I Was Terribly Shocked': Justice AP Shah What is not known is that most progressive legal minds prefer a Judicial Commission type system over the Collegium. However the playing up of the Law Minister as the debate being that between the Collegium v/s a more govt supervised process. Justice shah speaks of the need for a Judicial Commission, However in this lecture he speaks about
how we can improve the Collegium system.
We Can't Have Independent Judiciary If Judges Look For Post-Retirement Jobs: Justice Deepak Gupta Feb 23, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDfivdrLmFU
Collegium System Of Appointing Judges Is Near Perfect : Former Chief Justice UU Lalit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdTaw0Dhtlo His experience of 325 names suggested by Collegium getting cleared by Executive. (state govt inputs, IB clearance central govt inputs..)
Supreme Court is Afraid of Modi, Collegium System Failing, Many Judges Undeserving: Dushyant Dave https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X81TOVMKhzI