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This segment aims to track and chart the monthly course of judicial appointments in the Supreme Court and High Courts along with recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium.
The Supreme Court Collegium on 13-02-2024 recommended the transfer of Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya, Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice Sujoy Paul.
The Collegium recommended the names of 13 Additional Judges to be appointed as Permanent Judges for the High Courts of Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab and Haryana.
Current Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court, Justice PS Dinesh Kumar is due to retire on 24-02-2024.
This segment aims to track and chart the monthly course of judicial appointments in the Supreme Court and High Courts along with recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium.
Ministry of Law and Justice notified appointment of Chief Justices for Allahabad, Gauhati, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Orissa and Uttaranchal High Courts.
Presently, Justice Prasanna B. Varale is the third Supreme Court Judge belonging to a Scheduled Caste after Justice B.R. Gavai.
Justice Pratinidhi Srinivasacharya Dinesh Kumar, who was appointed as a Judge of the High Court of Karnataka on 02-1-2015, is due to demit office on 24-02-2024 and will have a tenure as a Chief Justice for little over a month.
Justice Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale is currently the 32nd Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court and the only Chief Justice belonging to a Scheduled Caste among the Chief Justices of High Courts across the country.
In a series of Resolutions passed on 18-01-2024, the Collegium recommended appointment of Judges for Calcutta, Jharkhand and Kerala High Courts.
A total number of 4 candidates were recommended by the Collegium to be appointed as Judges of the High Courts of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
2024’s first Supreme Court Collegium Resolutions recommended the appointment of Additional and Permanent Judges for the High Courts of Bombay, Calcutta, Chhattisgarh, Gauhati, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh and Punjab and Haryana.
The Collegium recommended the transfer of Justice Chandrashekhar from Jharkhand High Court to Rajasthan High Court.
The year end is near, and it is time to reflect on the past! Read this report to know all that was relevant for the High Court Judges in 2023.
The Collegium on 27-12-2023 recommended names for future Chief Justices for the High Courts of Allahabad, Gauhati, Jharkhand, Punjab and Haryana and Rajasthan, whose former Chief Justices had either retired or were elevated to the Supreme Court.
Year 2023 was as hectic for the Supreme Court as any other year, especially when it concerns the appointment and retirements of its Judges. Read this report to know the important year round ongoings affecting the Judges and judicial strength of the Supreme Court of India.
Dr. Justice D.Y Chandrachud, CJI, administered oath to Justice Sandeep Mehta on 9-11-2023.
Following a meticulous assessment of the qualifications, the Collegium on 06-11-2023, recommended the names of the Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, Justice Augustine George Masih, and Justice Sandeep Mehta, Chief Justices of High Courts of Delhi, Rajasthan and Gauhati respectively, to be elevated as Judges of the Supreme Court.
The Collegium recommended the names considering the judicial track record of the Judges vis-à-vis disposal of cases and their competency, character and integrity.
Justice Chowdhury who is currently serving as an Additional Judge of Calcutta High Court, is due to retire on 27-12-2023.