Dossier
judicial appointments
Coverage of judicial appointments in the Nexus archive.
- Supreme Court Collegium’s unexplained recommendations risk bad appointments: Justice Bhuyan
Justice Ujjal Bhuyan raised concerns about the Supreme Court Collegium's unexplained recommendations risking poor judicial appointments. He also highlighted the dangers of sensationalising decontextualised fragments of judges' oral observations in livestreamed content, which distorts public understanding.
- ‘Regime change’: High Court tears into coalition bid to control judicial appointments
The High Court criticized a coalition's attempt to control judicial appointments, with court president Amit warning of political influence over judges. Some conservative justices expressed doubts about the court's intervention in the matter.