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Supreme Court collegium to recommend five judges for high court chief justices

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  • The Supreme Court collegium decided to recommend five judges for appointment as chief justices of various high courts to fill existing vacancies.
  • The recommendations include re-appointing Justice V. Kameswar Rao to Patna and acting chief justices to Punjab & Haryana and Rajasthan high courts.
  • This move aims to provide full-time leadership to five high courts, though Madhya Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh high courts will continue with acting chief justices.

The Supreme Court collegium has decided to recommend five judges for appointment as chief justices of different high courts, a move aimed at filling several vacancies that have left numerous courts functioning under acting chief justices. This decision addresses a critical need for stable leadership across the Indian judiciary.

The collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and comprising justices Vikram Nath and BV Nagarathna, has decided to re-recommend Delhi high court judge justice V Kameswar Rao as chief justice of the Patna high court.

— Article TextDetailing a specific recommendation for the Patna High Court.

The collegium, led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and including justices Vikram Nath and B.V. Nagarathna, has made specific recommendations. Justice V. Kameswar Rao of the Delhi High Court is proposed for the Patna High Court chief justice position. Additionally, two acting chief justices are recommended for full-time appointments: Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra for the Punjab and Haryana High Court and Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma for the Rajasthan High Court.

It has also decided to re-recommend two acting chief justices for appointment as full-time chief justices of their respective high courts, justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra for the Punjab and Haryana high court and justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma for the Rajasthan high court.

— Article TextOutlining further appointments for acting chief justices.

Further recommendations include appointing Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi from the Allahabad High Court as the chief justice of the Bombay High Court. Justice Ravindra Vithalrao Ghuge, currently the acting chief justice of the Bombay High Court, is recommended for the role of full-time chief justice of the Calcutta High Court. These signed recommendations are expected to be sent to the Union government shortly.

The collegium has further decided to recommended Allahabad high court judge justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi as chief justice of the Bombay high court and Bombay high court’s acting chief justice justice Ravindra Vithalrao Ghuge as full-time chief justice of the Calcutta high court.

— Article TextSpecifying appointments for the Bombay and Calcutta High Courts.

However, the collegium has not yet made decisions regarding the appointment of full-time chief justices for the Madhya Pradesh High Court and the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. These courts, along with others, have been operating under acting chief justices for extended periods, highlighting an ongoing challenge in judicial appointments. The current recommendations will provide permanent leadership to five of these courts, leaving two still in need of permanent chief justices.

The recommendations would therefore provide full-time leadership to five of these courts, leaving Madhya Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh without permanent chief justices for the time being.

— Article TextExplaining the impact of the recommendations on court leadership.
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