- Title Pages
- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- India’s Judicial Elite
- I The Kania Court (1950–1)
- II The Sastri Court (1951–4)
- III The Mahajan Court (1954)
- IV The Mukherjea Court (1954–6)
- V The Das Court (1956–9)
- VI The Sinha Court (1959–64)
- VII The Gajendragadkar Court (1964–6)
- VIII The Sarkar Court (1966)
- IX The Subba Rao Court (1966–7)
- X The Wanchoo Court (1967–8)
- XI The Hidayatullah Court (1968–70)
- XII The Shah Court (1970–1)
- XIII The Sikri Court (1971–3)
- XIV The Ray Court (1973–7)
- XV The Beg Court (1977–8)
- XVI The Chandrachud Court (1978–85)
- XVII The Bhagwati Court (1985–6)
- XVIII The Pathak Court (1986–9)
- I Father’s Occupation
- II Caste
- III Economic Status
- IV Religion
- V States of Birth
- VI Region
- VII Education
- VIII Indian Civil Service Officers
- IX Professional Careers
- X Participation in Politics
- XI Arrival on the High Court
- XII High Court Seniority
- XIII Age and Tenure
- XIV After Retirement
- The Archetypal Judge
- Appendices
- Appendix I Judges of the Supreme Court of India, 1950–89
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
High Court Seniority
High Court Seniority
- Chapter:
- (p.366) XII High Court Seniority
- Source:
- Judges of the Supreme Court of India
- Author(s):
George H. Gadbois, Jr
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This chapter discusses seniority on the high courts. Nearly half of those promoted to the SCI were high court chief justices. More than 80 per cent (85.2 per cent during the first period, 82.4 per cent during the second) were fourth or higher in seniority. For almost all of the eighteen judges who were fifth or lower, there is an explanation. Seniority and length of experience relative to chief justices of other high courts is not always the same thing. The premium placed upon seniority is not simply to assure that seasoned high court judges reach the SCI. It also reduces the possibly of ‘extraneous considerations’ — political or caste considerations are examples — being promotion criteria.
Keywords: Supreme Court of India, high court chief justices, seniority, promotion criteria
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- Title Pages
- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- India’s Judicial Elite
- I The Kania Court (1950–1)
- II The Sastri Court (1951–4)
- III The Mahajan Court (1954)
- IV The Mukherjea Court (1954–6)
- V The Das Court (1956–9)
- VI The Sinha Court (1959–64)
- VII The Gajendragadkar Court (1964–6)
- VIII The Sarkar Court (1966)
- IX The Subba Rao Court (1966–7)
- X The Wanchoo Court (1967–8)
- XI The Hidayatullah Court (1968–70)
- XII The Shah Court (1970–1)
- XIII The Sikri Court (1971–3)
- XIV The Ray Court (1973–7)
- XV The Beg Court (1977–8)
- XVI The Chandrachud Court (1978–85)
- XVII The Bhagwati Court (1985–6)
- XVIII The Pathak Court (1986–9)
- I Father’s Occupation
- II Caste
- III Economic Status
- IV Religion
- V States of Birth
- VI Region
- VII Education
- VIII Indian Civil Service Officers
- IX Professional Careers
- X Participation in Politics
- XI Arrival on the High Court
- XII High Court Seniority
- XIII Age and Tenure
- XIV After Retirement
- The Archetypal Judge
- Appendices
- Appendix I Judges of the Supreme Court of India, 1950–89
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
