While his record in appointments matches his predecessor ex-CJI SA Bobde, he could not break the deadlock with the government in appointments. Analysis of appointment orders shows that during his 16-month term, Justice Ramana made 241 appointments to the High Courts, against the 243 appointments made by Justice Bobde in his 18 months as CJI. Speaking at a function organised by the Bar Council of India in September last year, the Chief Justice had aimed to fill 90 per cent of all the vacancies in the succeeding month. High Court appointments require approval from the collegium and clearance from the government. The CJI on October 2 remarked that the government had approved a very small number of the recommendations put forward by the collegium.
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