- 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
Age and Tenure
Age and Tenure
- Chapter:
- (p.368) XIII Age and Tenure
- Source:
- Judges of the Supreme Court of India
- Author(s):
George H. Gadbois, Jr
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This chapter examines age and tenure in the SCI. The average age of appointment to the SCI was 58.5. The age of appointees depended to some extent on who was the CJI. There is, of course, some relationship between age and high court seniority when appointed, but the older appointees are quite often not the most senior on their high courts. The age of appointees has not been a matter of much public concern. There has been little criticism over the appointment of septuagenarians. The most obvious result of tenures averaging six and a half years is frequent turnover. Welcoming handshakes and goodbye’s were routine. There were only five years when there was no fresh appointment, and five when there was not a single retirement. However, the actual average tenure was slightly lower because of deaths and resignations. Nine died while on the bench and eleven resigned.
Keywords: SCI appointment, high courts, seniority, septuagenarians, retirement, average tenure
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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