Chief judge of India Br Gavai. File | Photo Credit: PTI
The Chief Judge India Bravai said on Thursday (July 24, 2025) that the Supreme Court’s administrative aspect is engaged in the government to clean up the colleges for the judicial appointment of the Supreme Courts, waiting for several months.
“We are watching the administrative party … Some names are cleaned,” said the main judge Gavai.
The chief judge expressed concern about some of the subtle young lawyers who recently withdrew their names.
He responded to the oral mention given by the chief advocate Arvind Datar, the advocates of Prashan and AMit PAI, for early hearing of petitions emphasizing the unexplained delay of the government and the unilateral segregation of names recommended by college. The main judge stated the case of hearing after two weeks.
The main judge referred to how two lawyers, one of Delhi and the other practicing in Mumbai, withdrew consent to Judgeship.
At the beginning of July, the campaign issued a judicial responsibility and reform, NGO, a public statement on the withdrawal of consent by the defense attorney of Swetashree Majumder, who was recommended for the bench of the High Court in Delhi a year ago. The government was sitting on its name without allocation. Rarel, the lawyer bowed.
Similarly, attorney Rajesh DataTar in Mumbai found that his name was segregated by the government. His juniors in the legal profession were appointed as other judges Bombay High Court, while his appointment was not taken.
The chief judge agreed with Mr. Arvind Datar and Mr. Bhushan that they were “some of the best lawyers” who would come to the bench.
“Govt. Stopping posts’
Mr. Arvind Datar said that the government continues to stop appointment despite the time line set by the Supreme Court in the submitted judgments. “In 2019, names are recommended and repeated in 2021 and 2022, which are still waiting for the government,” said the head of the lawyer.
In October 2023, a triple bench headed by Judge Sanjay Kishan Kaul (now retired), who heard these petitions, criticized government non -resistance in the judiciary that lost future talent. The bench condemned the policy of the center and the selection. The court said that the behavior of the government can eventually affect the public and disputes.
In 2022, the court linked the bitter failure of the National Judicial Commission (NJAC) with the willingness of the government to “exceed some rubicons” and take over the judiciary by delaying the recommendation of the college.
The Supreme Court abolished NJAC, who gave the government the same word in the judicial appointment of the Constitutional Courts in 2015. The judgment revived the collegial system of appointment.
Published – July 24, 2025 20:49
