Source: TH Subject: Polity Context: Justice Surya Kant is set to take oath as the 53rd Chief Justice of India (CJI) on 24 November 2025 following the retirement of CJI B. R. Gavai. His tenure will extend until 9 February 2027, making it one of the longer CJI tenures in recent years. About 53rd Chief …
Topic: Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies. Q3. “Though constitutionally envisioned to uphold judicial accountability, the process of impeachment in India has remained largely ineffective in practice”. Examine the provisions governing judicial impeachment in India. What are the key challenges in its implementation, and how can the process …
Syllabus: Judiciary Source: IE Context: The discovery of cash at the home of Delhi HC Judge Yashwant Varma has renewed debate over judicial appointments. Vice President remarked that the situation could have been different had the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) not been struck down by the Supreme Court in 2015. About National Judicial Appointments …
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GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important Constitutional Bodies. Context: The Supreme Court is set to witness many vacant posts in 2022 with many current judges retiring this year. The concern: The retirements come at a time when the court is in the process of steadying itself after particularly brutal waves of the pandemic. …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Appointments to various constitutional posts. Context: Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana has dubbed it “unfortunate” that only 17 of 37 women recommended by the Supreme Court collegium were appointed as judges in high courts while the rest still remain pending with the government. Suggestions made by the …
GS Paper 1: Topics Covered: Issues related to women. Context: Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana has promised to take up with the Supreme Court Collegium the demand for more women judges. Status of women in Indian judiciary: In the 71 years of history of the SC, there have been only eight women …
GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies. Context: The Supreme Court Collegium has approved 10 additional judges of the Karnataka High Court and two from the Kerala High Court for appointment as permanent judges of these courts. Significance of the move: The Collegium …
GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies. Context: Swearing-in of the nine new judges of Supreme Court Nine new Supreme Court judges were administered their oaths of office by Chief Justice NV Ramana. It is for the first time in the history of …
ARCHIVES January 14, 2014 POLITY & GOVERNMENT BILLS The constitution (120th amendment) bill, 2013, and the judicial appointments commission bill, 2013 APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES TO THE SUPREME COURT– PRESENT SYSTEM Constitutional provision: Article 124(2): Clause (2) of Article 124 inter alia says that: “every Judge of the Supreme Court shall be appointed by the President by warrant …
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