Tag: Chief Justices

Andhra Pradesh, Telangana to get new chief justices as collegium okays shake-up

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com NEW DELHI/VIJAYAWADA : The high courts of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha and Sikkim are all set to get new chief justices as part of a shuffle in the higher judiciary. Sources confirmed that the five-member collegium of the Supreme Court cleared the proposals on Monday. They also involve a swap between Sikkim High Court

7 recommendations of SC collegium accepted

Source: dailyexcelsior.com NEW DELHI, July 17: Seven of the nine recommendations made by the Supreme Court collegium this year to appoint Chief Justices to nine High Courts have been accepted while two names are under ā€œvarious stages of processingā€, Lok Sabha was informed today.In a written reply, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said up to

India Now Has Four Women High Court Chief Justices

Source:- in.news.yahoo.com With the appointment of Justice Indira Banerjee as the Chief justice of the Madras High Court on Wednesday, four high courts in India are now headed by women. The sex ratio in the Indian judicial system is skewed as it is not representative of the female population of the country, and therefore, this