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Supreme Court collegium to recommend 5 high court chief justices
The Supreme Court collegium, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, has decided to recommend five judges as chief justices of various high courts. This includes Delhi HC judge Justice V Kameswar Rao…
The Story in Brief
The Supreme Court collegium, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, has decided to recommend five judges as chief justices of various high courts. This includes Delhi HC judge Justice V Kameswar Rao for Patna HC, and acting chief justices Ashwani Kumar Mishra for Punjab and Haryana HC, and Sanjeev Prakash Sharma for Rajasthan HC. Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi is recommended for Bombay HC, and Justice Ravindra Vithalrao Ghuge for Calcutta HC. Hindustan Times reports that several high courts have been functioning under acting chief justices since June.
The recommendations aim to provide full-time leadership to five courts. However, no decision has been made for the Madhya Pradesh HC and the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh HC. The signed recommendations are expected to be sent to the Union government shortly. This comes as the Supreme Court itself faces three vacancies, with two more retirements later this year.
The Indian Opinion
The collegium's move to fill five chief justice posts is welcome, but it underscores a recurring problem: high courts run on acting chiefs for months. The government's delays in processing recommendations are well known. The real test is whether the Union law ministry clears these names within weeks, not months. If not, the system of judicial appointments will remain a blame game with no one taking responsibility.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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