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: 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 …
