Collegium recommends names of 5 judges for elevation to SC
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NEW DELHI: Pursuant to the Central authorities clearing the title for Justice Dipankar Datta’s elevation as SC choose, the Supreme Court collegium headed by CJI DY Chandrachud on Tuesday beneficial 5 names to the Centre for elevation as SC judges.
The names of the 5 judges who’ve been beneficial for elevation and SC judges are Justice Pankaj Mithal (CJ of Rajasthan HC), Justice Sanjay Karol (CJ of Patna HC), Justice PV Sanjay Kumar (CJ of Manipur HC), Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah (Judge of Patna HC) and Justice Manoj Mishra (Judge of Allahabad HC).
If these names are cleared, the SC may have 33 judges out of the entire sanctioned energy of 34. The six-member collegium has additionally beneficial the elevation of Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra (at present as choose in Uttarakhand) as CJ of Jharkhand HC, Justice N Kotiswar Singh (at present Gauhati HC choose) as CJ of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh HC and Justice Okay. Vinod Chandran (at present Kerala HC) as CJ of Gauhati HC.
The advice assumes relevance amidst the tussle that is happening between the manager and judiciary on the subject of the appointment of judges. SC on varied events has rapped the Center for his or her inordinate delay in appointment of judges of the SC and HC. While Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on sure events has criticised the current system of choice of judges via the collegium system by calling it “opaque”, “unaccountable” and “alien to the Constitution”.
Even VP Jagdeep Dhankar in his maiden speech within the Rajya Sabha had termed SC hanging down National Judicial Commission (NJAC) as obvious occasion of “severe compromise” of Parliamentary sovereignty and disrespect of mandate of the individuals.
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NEW DELHI: Pursuant to the Central authorities clearing the title for Justice Dipankar Datta’s elevation as SC choose, the Supreme Court collegium headed by CJI DY Chandrachud on Tuesday beneficial 5 names to the Centre for elevation as SC judges.
The names of the 5 judges who’ve been beneficial for elevation and SC judges are Justice Pankaj Mithal (CJ of Rajasthan HC), Justice Sanjay Karol (CJ of Patna HC), Justice PV Sanjay Kumar (CJ of Manipur HC), Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah (Judge of Patna HC) and Justice Manoj Mishra (Judge of Allahabad HC).
If these names are cleared, the SC may have 33 judges out of the entire sanctioned energy of 34. The six-member collegium has additionally beneficial the elevation of Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra (at present as choose in Uttarakhand) as CJ of Jharkhand HC, Justice N Kotiswar Singh (at present Gauhati HC choose) as CJ of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh HC and Justice Okay. Vinod Chandran (at present Kerala HC) as CJ of Gauhati HC.
The advice assumes relevance amidst the tussle that is happening between the manager and judiciary on the subject of the appointment of judges. SC on varied events has rapped the Center for his or her inordinate delay in appointment of judges of the SC and HC. While Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on sure events has criticised the current system of choice of judges via the collegium system by calling it “opaque”, “unaccountable” and “alien to the Constitution”.
Even VP Jagdeep Dhankar in his maiden speech within the Rajya Sabha had termed SC hanging down National Judicial Commission (NJAC) as obvious occasion of “severe compromise” of Parliamentary sovereignty and disrespect of mandate of the individuals.
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Uddhav’s Sena seeks seven choose bench
Uddhav Thackeray Shiv Sena faction on Tuesday knowledgeable the Supreme Court’s 5 choose structure bench that it’ll search reference of instances associated to Maharashtra political disaster to a seven choose bench to have a relook at SC’s 2016 verdict which offers with powers of speaker to cope with disquali- fication pleas.
Navlakha’s home arrest prolonged
The Supreme Court on Tuesday prolonged the home arrest of Bhima Koregan accused Gautam Navlakha until second week of January. A bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna prolonged the interim order for Navlakha’s home arrest on account of unavailability of Additional Solicitor General SV Raju.
