SC Collegium Decides To Lay Down Procedure For Selecting And Transferring Judges After Backlash on Justice Patel’s transfer
The Supreme Court collegium, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, has reportedly resolved to devise a procedure to streamline the selection and transfer of Judges.“There have been several instances in the past when the government sat on earlier recommendations for appointment of persons as HC judges while accepting later recommendations.This creates imbalance in seniority among HC judges in. The Supreme Court collegium, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, has reportedly resolved to devise a procedure to streamline the selection and transfer of Judges. seeking full disclosure of the reasons of the collegiums of the Supreme Court and/or High Court with regard to the recommendations of the appointments, non-appointments, non-confirmations of HC Judge and/or elevations or non-elevation of a High Court Judge to Supreme Court or as Chief Justice of HC and for making full-fledged Judicial review available in such situations to the candidates concerned or the Bar Association in general”. I bow to him with folded hands and pray that his example opens eyes of those in power in executive and judiciary for a better nation.” Mr. Dave had advocated for elevation of Justice Patel to the Supreme Court or as the Chief Justice of an important High Court in an article dated 16 March, 2017 published in The Wire as well.
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