Supreme Court publishes entire process of judges' appointment, including relations with sitting or retired judges

In a historic move, the Supreme Court on Monday decided to publish on its website the complete process of appointment of High Court and Supreme Court judges. .This would include the role assigned to the High Court Collegium, the role and inputs received from the State and Central government, and consideration by the Supreme Court Collegium. The apex court said that the decision has been taken for the knowledge and awareness of the public. “The proposals approved by the Supreme Court Collegium for appointments as High Court Judges during the period 9th November 2022 to 5th May 2025, including the names, High Court, source – whether from Service or Bar, date of recommendation by the Supreme Court Collegium, date of notification by Department of Justice, date of appointment, special category (SC/ST/OBC/Minority/Woman), and whether the candidate is related to any sitting or retired High Court/Supreme Court Judge, have also been uploaded on the Supreme Court website,” the apex court said in a press release. .The top court has also made public the details about the candidates recommended for judgeships and whether their family members are or have been judges of the High Court or the Supreme Court in the past. .It further said that the statement of assets of the Supreme Court judges will also be placed on the website soon. “Statements of assets of Judges already received are being uploaded. Statement of assets of other Judges will be uploaded as and when the current statement of assets is received.”.[Read the appointment process of the Chief Justice of India and other Supreme Court judges].[Read the appointment process of High Court judges].[Read the complete list of recommendations made by Supreme Court collegium for appointment of HC judges].Read details about the assets of judges here.[Read Supreme Court Press Release]