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6 Aug 2018 11:00am

Centre Notifies New Appointments to the Bench of Supreme Court and High Courts

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The impasse between the SC Collegium and the government over the appointment of Justice Joseph as a Supreme Court judge has finally come to an end, as the Union law ministry on Friday notified his name for appointment as the Supreme Court judge.

Besides Justice Joseph’s name, the Centre also notified elevation of Odisha High Court Chief Justice Vineet Saran and Madras HC Chief Justice Indira Banerjee to the top court.

With Justice Banerjee’s appointment, the Supreme Court in its 68 year history will have three sitting women judges.

The Centre has also notified appointment of seven Chief Justices of High Courts.

Justice Gita Mittal, the acting Chief Justice of Delhi HC, has become the first woman judge to be appointed as the Chief Justice of the J&K High Court.

The Calcutta HC judge, Justice Aniruddha Bose, has been elevated as the chief justice of the Jharkhand HC. Earlier, the SC Collegium had recommended the name of Justice Bose for elevation as the Chief Justice of the Delhi HC. However, the Centre had returned his name seeking reconsideration of the Collegium on the grounds that it needs an experienced judge to head the Delhi HC.

Chief Justice of Patna High Court, Justice Rajendra Menon has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of the Delhi HC; Justice Kalpesh Satyendra Jhaveri has been named as the Chief Justice of the Orissa HC.

The judge of the Bombay HC, Justice Vijaya K Tahilramani, has been elevated as Chief Justice of the Patna HC in place of Justice Indira Banerjee who has been elevated to the Supreme Court.

Further, Justice MukeshKumar Rasikbhai Shah (Judge of the Gujarat High Court) has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Patna HC. And, Justice Hrishikesh Roy (Judge of the Kerala High Court) has been elevated as its Chief Justice.

 


Tagged: Appointment of Judges Supreme Court of India Delhi HC Patna HC Jharkhand HC Orissa HC Kerala HC J&K High Court Justice K M Joseph Justice Vineet Saran Justice Indira Banerjee
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