Archive · 24 Jul 2025
Supreme Court To Hear Pleas on Judicial Appointment Delays
Imagine the Supreme Court picks people to be judges, like a club choosing new members.
The government then needs to approve them.
Some people are complaining because the government is taking a really long time to say yes or no, sometimes over four years!
This makes the judges wait a long time, and some even give up.
The court is now going to look at these complaints to see if the government is being too slow and what can be done.
Supreme Court will hear pleas regarding delays in judicial appointments after two weeks.
The petitions question the central government's delay in appointing judges.
Senior advocate Arvind Datar cited instances of prolonged delays, with some cases pending for four years.
The court has previously addressed the issue of the Centre delaying appointments, even of qualified candidates.
The matter involves the collegium system, which has been a point of contention between the judiciary and the government.
- Who
- The Supreme Court, senior advocate Arvind Datar, advocate Prashant Bhushan, and the central government are involved.
- What
- The Supreme Court is set to hear petitions regarding the central government's delay in appointing judges.
- When
- The court will hear the pleas after two weeks.
- Where
- The Supreme Court.
- Why
- To address the alleged delays by the government in approving judicial appointments recommended by the collegium system.
Judiciary
Government
Speed of Appointment
Judiciary
The judicial system views government delays as detrimental to the functioning of the courts and the morale of the judicial candidates.
Government
The government likely views the process as needing to be thorough and within proper constitutional checks and balances.
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Issue
- Delays in judicial appointments
- Petitions Filed By
- Advocates' Association, Bengaluru
- Next Hearing
- After two weeks
- Relevant Judgement
- 2021 judgment setting timelines
- Main Concerns
- Prolonged delays in government approval
