[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Supreme Court Collegium comprising of the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra and Justices Ranjan Gogoi, Madan B Lokur, Kurian, AK Sikri has reiterated name of Justice KM Joseph, Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court, to be elevated as a Judge of the Supreme Court.
The Collegium resolution states that it had “carefully considered the observations made by the Law Minister in his letters” sent to the CJI in April 2018 to reconsider its recommendation for elevation, stating that “nothing adverse regarding suitability” of KM Joseph was pointed out in the aforementioned letters”.
Collegium has also recommended through a separate resolution the names of Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice Vineet Saran, the Chief Justices of Madras and Odisha High Courts respectively, to be elevated to the Supreme Court.
Additionally, the Collegium consisting of CJI, Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Madan B Lokur has recommended various appointments to the post of Chief Justice in various High Courts in the country as per the given table-
Name of the Judge | Parent High Court | Recommended to be appointed as Chief Justice at |
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Justice Gita Mittal | Delhi High Court | Jammu & Kashmir High Court |
Justice Aniruddha Bose | Calcutta High Court | Jharkhand High Court |
Justice Hrishikesh Roy | Gawhati High Court | Recommended to be made as regular Chief Justice of Kerala High Court where he is presently the acting Chief Justice. |
Justice V.K. Tahilramani | Bombay High Court | Madras High Court |
Justice M.R. Shah | Gujarat High Court | Patna High Court |
Justice Rajendra Menon | Madhya Pradesh | Delhi High Court |
Justice K.S. Jhaveri i | Gujarat High Court | Orissa High Court |