Supreme Court Collegium

The Collegium comprising Chief Justice S.A. Bobde, Justice N.V. Ramana, Justice R.F. Nariman, Justice U.U. Lalit and Justice A.M. Khanwilkar approved the list as under:

The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on March 2, 2021 has approved the proposal for elevation of advocates as Judges in the High Courts.

The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting dated 17th August 2020, had approved the names of six advocates for appointment as Judges of the Delhi High Court

Justice Pushpa Ganediwala given a fresh one-year term instead of two years as recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium.

The collegium has also approved the proposal of Advocate Aditya Sondhi and Judicial Officers Rajendra Badamikar, and Khazi Jayabunnisa Mohiuddin for elevation as Judges of the Karnataka High Court.

Justice Ganediwala's order saying skin-to-skin contact was necessary to be considered sexual assault under POCSO had set social media abuzz for its perceived insensitivity. Later, Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde stayed the order as far as the POCSO provision went.

Law graduate from Delhi University, Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar was enrolled as a member of Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh in August 1988, and he also served as Government pleader in the High Court of Andhra Pradesh from 2000-2003.

New Delhi (ILNS): The Ministry of Law and Justice has appointed 28 Additional Judges of the Allahabad High Court as permanent Judges of that High Court.

Kesavananda Bharati, the seer who ensured that the basic structure of India’s Constitution will remain undisturbed through the several amendments that came through the Parliamentary process, providing a long life to India’s democracy and federalism, died yesterday at age 79.

Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar is set to become a member of the Supreme Court Collegium.