Supreme Court collegium recommends appointments, transfer of chief justices in High Courts: Reports

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended to the government eight names for appointment as chief justices of various High Courts across the country, PTI reported on Friday. It has also recommended the transfer of at least four current chief justices of High Courts.

The collegium headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana and comprising Justices UU Lalit and AM Khanwilkar met on Thursday and Friday to take a decision in the matter, an unidentified official told PTI.

The collegium has recommended that Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court Justice Rajesh Bindal be transferred as the chief justice of Allahabad High Court. In June, the Bar Council of West Bengal had written to Ramana, seeking Bindal’s removal. The council accused Bindal of being partial and unfair.

Besides Justice Bindal, the collegium has recommended Justices Prakash Srivastava, Prashant Kumar Mishra, Ritu Raj Awasthi, Satish Chandra Sharma, Ranjit V More, Aravind Kumar and RV Malimath to the Centre for appointing them as chief justices of different High Courts, according to PTI.

Srivastava is the second senior most judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court and was recommended for appointment as chief justice of Calcutta High Court. Mishra’s name has been recommended for appointment as chief justice of Andhra High Court, while Awasthi was…

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