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Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961 provides that- an advocate may, with his consent, be designated as senior advocate if the Supreme Court or a High Court is of the opinion that by virtue of his ability, standing at the Bar or special knowledge or experience in law he is deserving of such distinction.
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The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna, CJI, on 7-1-2025 had recommended the name of Justice K. Vinod Chandran, currently serving as Chief Justice of Patna High Court, as Judge of Supreme Court of India.
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The Collegium recommended the names of 2 Additional Judges to be appointed as Permanent Judges.
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Justice K. Vinod Chandran was appointed as a Judge of the High Court of Kerala on 8-11-2011 and was elevated as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Patna on 29-3-2023.
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The new Judges were appointed by the President in exercise of power conferred by Article 217(1) of the Constitution.
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The Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance notified the appointment on 03-01-2025.
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On 22-12-2024, the Collegium recommended six candidates to be appointed as Judges in four High Courts of India.
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The appointment was made by a committee comprising of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and Leaders of the Opposition.
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The Law Ministry notified the appointments of the new Chief Justices on 23-12-2024.
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The Collegium recommended the appointment of Permanent Judges for the High Courts of Delhi, Karnataka and Punjab & Haryana.
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This segment aims to track and chart the monthly course of judicial appointments, retirements in the Supreme Court and High Courts along with recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium.
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Justice Manmohan’s elevation to the Supreme Court was recommended by the Collegium on 28-11-2024 and his appointment was confirmed by the Centre on 3-12-2024.
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Justice Vibhu Bakhru enrolled as an Advocate with Bar Council of Delhi in September 1990 and was appointed as Additional Judge of High Court of Delhi on 17-4-2013 and became a Permanent Judge on 18-3-2015.
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Justice Manmohan’s elevation to the Supreme Court was recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium on 28-11-2024.
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Justice Manmohan was appointed as Chief Justice of Delhi High Court on 21-9-2024 and took oath of office on 29-9-2024.
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Current Chief Justice of Manipur High Court, Justice Siddharth Mridul will retire on 21-11-2024, thereby giving rise to a vacancy in the office of Chief Justice.
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The Chief Justice of India nominated Justice Surya Kant in exercise of his powers under Section 3-A of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.
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On 11-11-2024, President of India administered the oath of office to Justice Sanjiv Khanna who was elevated to the Supreme Court as Judge on 18-1-2019 and is due to retire on 13-5-2025, which means he will have a tenure of 6 months as Chief Justice of India.
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This segment aims to track and chart the monthly course of judicial appointments, retirements in the Supreme Court and High Courts along with recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium.
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Between 23-10-2024 and 24-10-2024, the Ministry of Law and Justice notified the appointment of 8 advocates as Additional High Court Judges.
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