With five new judges, judges’ strength in SC rises to 32
The five judges who were administered oath on Monday included Justice Pankaj Mittal, Justice Sanjay Karol, Justice P. V. Sanjay Kumar , Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice Manoj Misra.
The five judges who were administered oath on Monday included Justice Pankaj Mittal, Justice Sanjay Karol, Justice P. V. Sanjay Kumar , Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice Manoj Misra.
Reiterating its recommendation dated November 11, 2021, for the appointment of Saurabh Kirpal as a Judge of the Delhi High Court, the Collegium said that the overwhelmingly positive aspects of the candidature of Saurabh Kirpal must, therefore, weigh in the balance.
The SC Collegium, in a meeting held on January 17, 2023, approved the proposal for the elevation of the three judicial officers and five Advocates as Judges in the Madras High Court.
Two out of five judges of the Supreme Court Collegium headed by the Chief Justice of India have opposed the process of selection and appointing judges by circulation for filling up the vacancies in the Supreme Court.
This decision was taken at a meeting of the Supreme Court's Collegium headed by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana.
Chief Justice Tahilramani had tendered her resignation to the President and sent a copy of it to CJI on September 6 after the Supreme Court Collegium declined her request for reconsideration of transfer to Meghalaya.
A representation made by a group of more than 100 lawyers practising in the Madras High Court to the Supreme Court against this kind of arbitrary transfer and its impact on the independence of the judiciary fell on deaf ears.
The Supreme Court collegium comprising Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Kurian Joseph took the decision after interacting with seven recommended candidates on 8 October
The Supreme Court collegium on Wednesday once again deferred the decision to reiterate its recommendation for the elevation of Uttarakhand…
The Supreme Court collegium will take a call on appointing 40 new judges to nine courts, a senior functionary said…
