The government is yet to take a call on the recommendations made by the Supreme Court collegium on appointing a total of 68 judicial officers and advocates as judges of various high courts, sources aware of the procedure for appointment to the higher judiciary have said.
Between August 8 and September 1 this year, the apex court collegium had processed over 100 names recommended by various high courts and had finally sent 68 names to the government for appointment as judges to 12 high courts. The government is yet to take a call on the names recommended by the SC collegium headed by Chief Justice of India N V Ramana, the sources said.
Out of the 68 names, two from Karnataka and one from Jammu and Kashmir have been sent for a third time, while 10 others have been recommended for a second time. The rest are fresh recommendations.
There are 1098 judges in 25 high courts in the country. As of Sept. 1, there were 465 vacancies; The collegium has recommended five judicial officers as judges to the Jharkhand High Court. Recommendations were made to the Madhya Pradesh High Court appointing 1 lawyer as a judge. The Punjab High Court has recommended the appointment of four lawyers as judges, while the Rajasthan High Court has recommended a total of six judges, including three lawyers and three judicial officers. The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the appointment of five judges to the Guwahati High Court, including three lawyers and two other judicial officers.
The Center has issued a notification confirming the resignation of Bombay High Court Judge Justice Dama Seshadri Naidu. The Supreme Court has recommended the appointment of one lawyer and one judicial officer to the Chhattisgarh High Court, while two other judges have been appointed to the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.
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