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SC Collegium Clears 36 Names for Appointment as Judges in Various State High Courts
- The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by CJI Bhushan R Gavai, approved the appointment of 36 judges across nine high courts on July 1 and 2, 2025.
- This followed calls for greater transparency and fairness amid criticism of the collegium's opaque and subjective appointment process lacking written criteria.
- The collegium held personal interviews with at least 50 candidates during the summer recess to assess their personality, ethics, and suitability alongside usual vetting.
- CJI Gavai said, "merit will never be compromised" and pledged full transparency and diverse representation while emphasizing judges must always do justice.
- The appointments aim to reduce prolonged vacancies hindering timely justice while reflecting the collegium’s evolving approach under CJI Gavai’s leadership.
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Supreme Court’s adoption of roster system for appointment of SC, ST candidates came thirty years too late and yet more is to be done
On July 1, CJI B.R. Gavai announced that the SC would adopt a 200-point roster system for appointment of SC and ST candidates. While a remarkable moment, the development comes thirty years after the R.K. Sabharwal decision which first evoked the roster idea, and between no reservations for OBCs, and the Court’s own difficult legacy on reservations in promotions, hurdles remain in realising effective representation in our courts.
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