Govt clears Collegium recommendation, SC gets 5 new judges
On Saturday the Centre cleared the names of five judges for appointment to the Supreme Court. This move comes amid a long-drawn tussle between the Centre and the judiciary over the appointment of judges.
The Supreme Court collegium is headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud. The top court has a sanctioned strength of 34 judges and is presently functioning with 27 judges. Thus, there are seven clear vacancies.
The Centre has now notified all the above five names as judges to the apex court.
The swearing-in ceremony of the five judges will be held at 10.30 a.m. on Monday in the Supreme Court complex.
On December 13, 2022, a statement uploaded on the apex court website said: “The Supreme Court collegium in its meeting held on December 13 has resolved to recommend elevation of the following chief justices/judges of the high courts as judges in the Supreme Court: Justice Pankaj Mithal, Chief Justice, Rajasthan High Court (parent high court (PHC): Allahabad); Justice Sanjay Karol, Chief Justice, Patna High Court (PHC: Himachal Pradesh); Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar, Chief Justice, Manipur High Court (PHC: Telangana); Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Judge, Patna High Court; and Justice Manoj Misra, Judge, Allahabad High Court.”
On Friday, Attorney General R Venkataramani informed a bench comprising justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S Oka that the names of the five judges will be cleared very soon.
The Supreme Court had warned the Centre over the delay in clearing the transfer of high court judges recommended by the apex court collegium, saying it may result in both administrative and judicial actions which may not be palatable.
The bench had said, “Don’t make us take a stand which will be very uncomfortable,” adding that if the transfer of judges is kept pending, it becomes a serious issue.
[With Inputs from IANS]
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Whatever is publicly happening between the two organs of the democracy is sad to the least. The comments like unpalatable judicial and administrative actions are akin to Ramjadhe type of comments coming from the fringe. Projecting an elected organ as untrustworthy criminals does suit a section for their vested interest under the fear of an impeccably clean leader. With the glaring and evident shortcoming on both sides the escalation is very easy and likely in absence of sanity and a dignified resolution. The power is essentially sought for monitory gains to secure present and future generations to live on, besides protection against wrong doings in amassing such wealth, with service to the nations and people being a by-product. 75 years after the independence the service to the nation and people has become the priority, a change understandably unpalatable to direct and indirect beneficiaries of the past. Resistance to the change could easily go the level of damaging the credibility and confidence in the nation by those who have little contribution in building that. The apprehension of a confrontation with WE THE PEOPLE is frightening, people in power elected or otherwise should be cognizant of that particularly when the opportunities are just round the corner.