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Supreme Court to Hear Petitions on Four-Year Judicial Appointment Delays After Two Weeks

The court’s administrative wing is engaging with the government to clear long-pending nominations for hundreds of vacant high court seats

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Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan R Gavai lamented that an “extraordinary” woman lawyer recently withdrew her consent for elevation to the Delhi High Court after waiting for nearly a year without any response from the Centre. (PTI)
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Overview

  • A bench led by CJI B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran agreed to list pleas after two weeks following urgent mentions by senior advocates
  • The petitions challenge the central government’s failure to act on collegium recommendations from 2019, 2020 and 2022
  • As of July 18, there are 371 high court vacancies across India, with 193 posts lacking any collegium nomination
  • CJI Gavai said the Supreme Court’s administrative wing is pressing the government to process stalled names, some of which have now been approved
  • Prolonged delays have prompted candidates, including Swetashree Majumder and Rajesh Dattar, to withdraw consent and lose seniority