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Supreme Court Collegium picks Justice Tripathi for Bombay HC chief
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended Allahabad High Court Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi as the next Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court. The decision was taken at a meeting on August…
The Story in Brief
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended Allahabad High Court Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi as the next Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court. The decision was taken at a meeting on August 6. If the central government approves, Justice Tripathi will become the 50th Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court and the second from Allahabad.
Justice Tripathi graduated in law from Lucknow University in 1990 and enrolled as an advocate in 1992. He served as additional chief standing counsel for Uttar Pradesh and appeared for several development authorities. Elevated as an additional judge of the Allahabad High Court in September 2013, he was made permanent in April 2015. He is now the second senior most judge there. The current acting Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, Justice Ravindra Ghuge, has been recommended for the Calcutta High Court.
The Indian Opinion
Judicial appointments often draw exaggerated claims of either total independence or government puppetry. This recommendation follows normal seniority, Justice Tripathi is second senior most at Allahabad High Court. The real test is not the Collegium’s choice but how quickly the central government clears it. Delay would feed the narrative of executive interference; swift approval would signal business as usual. Watch the file’s movement.
Source: barandbench.com
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