Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Chief Justice In Four Different High Courts
|The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of four Judges to be appointed as Chief Justices of four different High Courts.
The details of the recommendations are as follows-
• Justice Sabina, Judge of Himachal Pradesh High Court as Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court.
• Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, Judge of Jharkhand High Court, as the Chief Justice of Tripura High Court.
• Justice K. Vinod Chandran, Judge of Kerala High Court as Chief Justice of the Patna High Court.
• Justice Sandeep Mehta, Judge of Rajasthan High Court as the Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court.
On the recommendation of Justice Sabina, the SC Collegium stated-
“The office of the Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh has fallen vacant recently, consequent upon retirement of Mr. Justice A.A. Sayed. Therefore, appointment to that office is required to be made.”
The Collegium also stated that having regard to the seniority of Justice Sabina, the Collegium recommended that she be appointed as Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh as she is fit and suitable in all respects for the same.
Regarding the recommendation of Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, the SC Collegium stated-
“The Collegium resolves that upon the retirement of Mr. Justice Jaswant Singh, Mr. Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, the seniormost Judge in the High Court of Jharkhand (Date of Appointment: 24 January 2012 / Date of Retirement: 06 July 2027) who is fit and suitable in all respects be appointed as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Tripura.”
It was further added “The State of Jharkhand is unrepresented among the Chief Justices of the High Courts. The Collegium, therefore, resolves to recommend that upon the retirement of Mr. Justice Jaswant Singh, Mr. Justice Apresh Kumar Singh be appointed as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Tripura.”
Regarding the recommendation of Justice K. Vinod Chandran, the SC Collegium stated-
“Justice K. Vinod Chandran is the seniormost Judge of the Kerala High Court. Mr. Justice K. Vinod Chandran was appointed on 08 November 2011 and is due to retire on 24 April 2025. The Collegium has previously resolved to appoint Mr. Justice K. Vinod Chandran as Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court. Since the date of that recommendation, the position of Chief Justices in number of other High Courts has fallen vacant, consequent of retirement and elevation of the incumbent Chief Justices as Judges of the Supreme Court.”
It was added “…Justice K. Vinod Chandran is the seniormost Judge of the Kerala High Court with wide experience. Having regard to the above circumstances, the Collegium resolves to recall its earlier recommendation for appointment of Mr. Justice K. Vinod Chandran as Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court and resolves to recommend that he be appointed as Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Patna…”
Regarding the recommendation of Justice Sandeep Mehta, the SC Collegium stated-
“Justice Sandeep Mehta, Judge, Rajasthan High Court, was appointed on 30 May 2011 and is due to retire on 10 January 2025. The Rajasthan High Court is unrepresented among the Chief Justices of the High Courts.”
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