Supreme Court To Hear Request On Alleged Delay In Judges’ Appointment

New Delhi:

The Supreme Court docket is scheduled to listen to on Monday two pleas on the problem of alleged delay by the Centre in clearing names beneficial by the Collegium for appointment of judges to the highest court docket and the excessive courts.

Whereas listening to the matter on February 3, a bench headed by Justice S Okay Kaul had expressed displeasure over the delay in clearing suggestions for the switch of excessive court docket judges, calling it a “very severe situation”.

Lawyer Common R Venkataramani had on February 3 assured the highest court docket that the Collegium’s advice of December final 12 months for the elevation of 5 judges to the highest court docket can be cleared quickly.

On February 6, 5 judges – Justices Pankaj Mithal, Sanjay Karol, P V Sanjay Kumar, Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Manoj Misra – have been administered the oath of workplace as high court docket judges.

Two new high court docket judges – Justices Rajesh Bindal and Aravind Kumar – can be administered the oath of workplace by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on February 13.

As soon as these two judges will take oath, the highest court docket will obtain its full energy of 34 judges, together with the CJI, after a spot of 9 months.

In the meantime, 4 judges, together with two who will retire later this month, have been on Sunday appointed as chief justices of excessive courts.

The appointment of judges by the Collegium system has develop into a significant flashpoint between the Supreme Court docket and the Centre with the mechanism drawing criticism from totally different quarters.

In the course of the February 3 listening to within the high court docket, advocate Prashant Bhushan, showing for one of many petitioners, had flagged the problem of names reiterated by the Collegium not being cleared by the federal government.

In the course of the earlier listening to within the matter on January 6, the lawyer normal informed the highest court docket that each one efforts have been being made to “conform” to the timelines laid down by it for processing the names beneficial by the Collegium for appointment of judges to constitutional courts.

One of many pleas within the high court docket has alleged “wilful disobedience” of the timeframe laid down in its April 20, 2021 to facilitate the well timed appointment of judges.

Within the order, the court docket had mentioned the Centre ought to appoint judges inside three-four weeks if the Collegium reiterates its suggestions unanimously.

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