Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan is an Indian judge who has been the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission of India. He is a former Chief Justice of India. He was the first judge from Kerala to become the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. His tenure lasting more than three years has been one of the longest in the Supreme Court of India. While being Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court,he was appointed as the Acting Governor of Gujarat from 16th January 1999 to 18th March 1999.In 2010,he was conferred with an honorary doctorate by Cochin University of Science and Technology.
Reservation is a system of affirmative action in India that provides historically disadvantaged groups representation in education,employment,government schemes,health,insurance,banking,foreign higher education,scholarships and politics. Based on provisions in the Indian Constitution,it allows the Union Government and the States and Territories of India to set reserved quotas or seats,which lower the qualifications needed in exams,job openings,university admissions,scholarships,loan approval,promotions etc. for "socially and educationally backward citizens."
Ranjan Gogoi is an Indian former advocate and former judge who served on the Supreme Court of India for seven years,firstly as a judge from 2012 to 2018,and as the 46th Chief Justice of India for 13 months from 2018 to 2019. He is serving as a Member of the Rajya Sabha,having been nominated by President Ram Nath Kovind on 16 March 2020. Gogoi served as a judge on Gauhati High Court,and then was transferred as a judge to Punjab and Haryana High Court,where he later became Chief Justice. He is serving as a member of the Committee on External Affairs in the Rajya Sabha.
Sharad Arvind Bobde is an Indian Judge who served as the 47th Chief Justice of India from 18 November 2019 to 23 April 2021.
Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana is a former Indian judge and journalist who served as the 48th Chief Justice of India.
Kallupurackal Thomas Thomas is an Indian former judge who served on the Supreme Court of India and is known for his strong opinions on Indian socio-political matters. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Indian government in 2007 for services in the field of social affairs.
Uday Umesh Lalit is an Indian Judge who has served as the 49th Chief Justice of India. Previously,he has served as a Judge of Supreme Court of India. Prior to his elevation as a judge,he practised as a senior counsel at the Supreme Court. Justice Lalit is one of the six senior counsels who have been directly elevated to the Supreme Court.
Lavu Nageswara Rao is a former Judge of Supreme Court of India. He is the 7th person elevated directly from the bar to the Supreme Court and was sworn in on May 13,2016. He was a Senior advocate and a former Additional Solicitor General of India.
Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar is a former Judge of the Supreme Court of India. He has also served as the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court and Himachal Pradesh High Court and Judge of Bombay High Court.
Mohan Mallikarjunagouda Shantanagoudar was an Indian jurist,and former Judge of the Supreme court of India.
Justice Deepak Maheshwari is an Indian former judge of the Hon'ble High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan. He was administered oath on 11 April 2016 by the then Chief Justice S.K. Mittal of the Rajasthan High Court. He worked at the Principal Bench of the High Court in Jodhpur as well as its Circuit Bench in Jaipur. He also served as the Chairperson of the Solid Waste Management Committee established by National Green Tribunal (NGT),New Delhi for Rajasthan and now presides over domestic as well as international commercial arbitrations,mainly in Rajasthan.
Economically Weaker Section (EWS) in India is a subcategory of people having an annual family income less than ₹8 lakh (US$10,000) and who do not belong to any category such as SC/ST/OBC across India,nor to MBC in Tamil Nadu. A candidate who does not fall under SC/ST/OBC and fulfils the EWS economic criteria are to be part of the EWS category.
Indira Banerjee is a former Judge of the Supreme Court of India and the 8th female Judge in history of Supreme Court of India. Previously,she has served as Chief Justice of Madras High Court,the second woman to hold the position in India.
Sudhanshu Dhulia is a Judge of Supreme Court of India. He is former Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court and Judge of Uttarakhand High Court.
Ramayyagari Subhash Reddy is a former Judge of the Supreme Court of India. He has also served as Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court and Judge of Andhra Pradesh High Court.
The One Hundred and Third Amendment of the Constitution of India,officially known as the Constitution Act,2019,introduces 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) of society for admission to Central Government-run educational institutions and private educational institutions,and for employment in Central Government jobs. The Amendment does not make such reservations mandatory in State Government-run educational institutions or State Government jobs. However,some states have chosen to implement the 10% reservation for economically weaker sections.
Shripathi Ravindra Bhat is a Judge of Supreme Court of India. He is former Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court and a former Judge at Delhi High Court.
H. K. Sema is an Indian layer and former judge of the Supreme Court of India. He has also served as the Chairperson of Uttar Pradesh Human Right Commission.
Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh is an Indian Judge. Presently,he is a Judge of Gauhati High Court. He is former Judge of Manipur High Court. He has also served as Acting Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court and Manipur High Court for two time each.
Justice Ravindra Maithani is an Indian Judge at the High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital since December 2018. He is due to retire not earlier than June 2027.
