Particle.news
Download on the App Store
9 ARTICLES
·
3d ago

Centre Clears 19 High Court Judges as SC Collegium Proposes Appointments in Six Courts

This latest surge follows newly codified collegium procedures with public disclosures aimed at expediting judicial appointments.

Image
The total strength of the Delhi High Court’s judges would become 44 against the sanctioned 60.
Delhi High Court | Commons

Overview

  • On July 28, the Centre approved the appointment of 19 judges to the Telangana, Madhya Pradesh and Gauhati High Courts based on Supreme Court collegium recommendations.
  • President Droupadi Murmu appointed four advocates as Additional Judges of the Telangana High Court for two-year terms, boosting its working strength to 29 judges plus the chief justice.
  • On July 29, the Supreme Court collegium led by CJI B.R. Gavai recommended judicial officer Vimal Kumar Yadav for elevation to the Delhi High Court and advocates Ajit Bhagwanrao Kadethankar, Aarti Arun Sathe and Sushil Manohar Ghodeswar for the Bombay High Court.
  • The collegium also advanced permanent appointments for additional judges in the Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka High Courts and approved term extensions for multiple additional judges in the Calcutta High Court.
  • These steps build on recent transparency measures, record summer-recess interviews and demographic disclosures to tackle over 300 long-pending vacancies across India’s high courts.