Paras Nath Singh

The Law Ministry's gazette notification shortly follows the Collegium resolution to transfer Justice Varma to the Allahabad High Court two days after it made public the documents, pictures and a video alleging that burnt currency was discovered in the storehouse of his residence. Noticeably absent amidst the recent set of transfer approvals are long-pending resolutions for transfers to Allahabad, Patna, Rajasthan and Madras which have been gathering dust in the Ministry of Law and Justice

Reports suggest that the government may be mulling over circumventing the requirement of a committee to investigate the charges against Justice Yashwant Varma under the Judges (Inquiry) Act. This decision might not only undermine the constitutional force of the 1968 legislation, but also jeopardise the impeachment proceedings against Justice Varma.

The controversy around Justice Nisha Banu’s transfer to Kerala HC opens up unsettled constitutional debates on judicial transfers and Article 217(1)(c).

The acquittal brings to fore the immense significance of the Supreme Court-innovated extraordinary jurisdiction of curative, specifically in cases concerning life and liberty and death penalty.

In May 2025, CJI Sanjiv Khanna released two documents on the processes behind appointments to the Supreme Court and High Courts. But why have successive CJIs meandered on the question of making judicial appointments transparent?

While rejecting Justice Varma's challenge to the Lok Sabha Speaker's decision, the Supreme Court held that rejection of a removal notice in one House does not bar the other from proceeding independently with impeachment inquiry

Justice Bhuyan’s recent critical remarks on the Collegium transferring judges at the ‘government’s request’ brings to memory a long list of judicial transfers that denote executive interference in judicial appointments.

The remission is highly improper, arbitrary and capricious when the presiding judge of the Mumbai court which convicted the accused gave an opinion against their premature release.