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Supreme Court Collegium

Supreme Court Collegium

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Supreme Court judge's 'ant' remark during discussion on judicial transparency

Supreme Court judge's 'ant' remark during discussion on judicial transparency

Supreme Court Collegium’s unexplained recommendations risk bad appointments: Justice Bhuyan

On misuse of livestreamed content, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan expressed concern about sensationalisation of decontextualised fragments of oral observations made by judges, distorting public understanding of what had actually happened in court

Citizens Have Right To Know: Supreme Court Judge On Judicial Appointments

Justice Bhuyan said the last three Collegium resolutions contain "no reasons whatsoever".

Judge Bhuyan questions SC collegium’s opacity

Justice Ujjal Bhuyan questioned the Supreme Court collegium's lack of transparency in judicial appointments. He noted that recent collegium resolutions provided no reasons for their decisions. This opacity, he argued, could allow unsuitable individuals to enter the judiciary. Citizens possess a right to know deliberations concerning judicial elevations and transfers. The JALDI report highlights varying transparency levels across India's higher courts.

Supreme Court's Justice Bhuyan backs more transparency in collegium’s operation

Releasing a report on the Judicial Transparency Index, Justice Bhuyan said that not giving reasons is a disservice to many genuinely outstanding judges.

'Are We Taking A Step Back From Transparency?': Justice Ujjal Bhuyan Questions Opaque Collegium Recommendations

SC Collegium Recommends ACJ Ravindra Ghuge As Calcutta HC CJ, Justice MC Tripathi For Bombay HC

Supreme Court Collegium recommends Chief Justices for four HCs

In another decision, the collegium has recommended transfer of two judges of the High Courts

SC collegium passes over Justice Sharma, recommends junior judge for CJ post

The collegium’s recommendations came even as the institutional process on the allegations against Justice Sharma is still underway.

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