‘Supreme Court Is Chief Justice-Centric, It Needs To Change’: Retiring Judge In Farewell Speech

SC is chief justice centric court, image must change: Justice A S Oka

New Delhi: Justice Abhay S Oka on Friday called the Supreme Court a “chief justice centric court” while advocating for a change in light of its composition of 34 judges coming from different regions of the country. Bidding goodbye at an event organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association, Justice Oka said the Supreme Court and the High Courts have neglected the trial and district courts which were the judiciary’s backbone. He said there was hug…

‘Supreme Court Is Chief Justice-Centric, It Needs To Change’: Retiring Judge In Farewell Speech

Justice AS Oka, who addressed his farewell event at the Supreme Court, called for the reduction in "manual intervention" to the listing of cases.

Must shed top court's 'Chief Justice-centric' image: Abhay Oka's farewell message

In his farewell message, Justice Abhay Oka urged decentralisation of Supreme Court powers, greater use of technology for case listing, and stronger focus on trial courts.

SC is Chief Justice-centric, needs to change: Justice Abhay S. Oka

In his farewell speech, Justice Abhay S. Oka called for reform in the Supreme Court’s Chief Justice-centric structure, stressing the need for a system that better reflects the institution’s diverse bench of 34 judges from across the country

CJI-centric working of SC needs change to make it more democratic: Justice Abhay S Oka

NEW DELHI: Hailing just-demitted CJI Sanjiv Khanna’s initiatives to bring transparency in Supreme Court, Justice Abhay S Oka, on his last working day as judge, said a shift away from CJI-centric functioning is needed to make it more democratic.“In high courts, of course chief justice is the master of roster, but HCs function more democratically than the Supreme Court because there is an administrative committee in place of the first five judges.…

SC a Chief Justice-centric court, requires change: Justice Abhay S. Oka

New Delhi, May 23, 2025 Supreme Court judge Justice Abhay S. Oka, delivering his farewell speech on Friday in an event organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association, pointed out that the apex court was Chief Justice-centric court, which required a change. Justice Oka, who is set to demit office on Saturday, said that the diversity of the Supreme Court, having 34 judges from different parts of the country, should be reflected in its functioning.…