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CJI NV Ramana’s tenure: Plugging the gaps

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CJI NV Ramana’s tenure: Plugging the gaps

Justice NV Ramana became the 48th Chief Justice of India (CJI) on April 24, this year. He is a judge who has delivered hundreds of landmark judgments in the Supreme Court and High Courts. His commitment to the cause of protection of human rights, the rule of law, constitutionalism, and secularism are well-known. He has joined the highest judicial office of the country at a time that has brought many challenges before him. Of course, along with the challenges, he also has some opportunities to make a visible contribution to the Supreme Court. I hope he overcomes all the challenges and does not miss the opportunities available to him for protecting the reputation, glory, credibility, integrity and majesty of the Indian judiciary. Let me throw some light on the challenges and opportunities that may come before him in the coming days:

Firstly, Justice Ramana should recharge the functioning of the Supreme Court Collegium that is facing a deadlock for more than a year. The last appointment of a Supreme Court judge was made by the Collegium-led by then CJI Ranjan Gogoi in September 2019. CJI SA Bobde could not recommend the name of even a single Supreme Court judge during his entire tenure spanning over 17 months. Although he called several Collegium meetings, all such meetings ended on an inconclusive note because of the differences among the Collegium members about the names of judges proposed by the CJI.

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