38.6c New Delhi, India, Thursday, October 23, 2025
Top Stories Supreme Court
Political NEWS Legislative Corner Celebstreet International Videos
Subscribe Contact Us
close
Judiciary

SC Collegium changes recommendations on appointment of CJs of 3 High Courts [Read Notification]

By Jhanak Sharma      18 September, 2024 04:09 PM      0 Comments
SC Collegium changes recommendations on appointment of CJs of 3 High Courts

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Collegium has tweaked its previous July 11 recommendations with regard to appointment of Chief Justices of three High Courts, which were pending considerations before the Union government.

"On reconsideration, after taking into consideration all relevant factors and in supersession of the earlier recommendations as regards the proposals," the Collegium made fresh resolutions.

The Collegium had earlier on July 11 recommended for the appointment of Justice Tashi Rabstan, a Bot Scheduled Tribe from Ladakh as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court.

In a fresh resolution, the Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India recommended his name for appointment as Chief Justice of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

"Justice Rabstan belongs to Ladakh and would be the first Chief Justice from the region of Ladakh which has otherwise little or no representation among the Judges of the High Courts and no representation at all so far in the office of Chief Justice. Besides belonging to Ladakh, he is a Buddhist and belongs to the Bot Scheduled Tribe and his appointment will bring diversity in the office of Chief Justices of the High Courts," the Collegium said.

Likewise, Justice Suresh Kumar Kait, a member of the Scheduled Caste community was earlier recommended for appointment as Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court. He has now been approved for appointment as Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court.

"Justice Kait is the senior puisne Judge of the High Court of Delhi, who was appointed on September 5, 2008. He belongs to the Scheduled Caste category. Justice Kait ranks at Serial No 5 in the All India Seniority list of High Court Judges, including Chief Justices. He is due to retire on 23 May 2025. He is senior to the seniormost Judge in the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, namely, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Acting Chief Justice of that High Court," the Collegium said.

Also Read : Centre appoints CJs of six High Courts

Justice G S Sandhawalia was earlier recommended for appointment as Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. In fresh recommendation, he has now been recommended for appointment as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh on the retirement of  Justice Rajiv Shakdher on October 18, 2024.

"Justice Sandhawalia is the seniormost puisne Judge of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana. He was appointed as a Judge of that High Court on September 30, 2011," the Collegium said.

The Collegium also clarified its resolution will not affect the recommendations on July 11, 2024 as regards the proposals in respect of Justice Manmohan, Justice Rajiv Shakdher, Justice Nitin Madhukar Jamdar and Justice K R Shriram.

On July 11, Justice Manmohan was recommended for appointment as Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, Justice Shakdher as Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court, Justice Nitin Madhukar Jamdar, as Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court, and Justice K R Shriram, as Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.

The Collegium had then also recommended the transfer of Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh, M S Ramachandra Rao to Jharkhand High Court as Chief Justice over there.

[Read Notification]



Share this article:

About:

Jhanak is a lawyer by profession and legal journalist by passion. She graduated at the top of her cl...Read more

Follow:
FacebookTwitterLinkedinInstagram


Leave a feedback about this
Related Posts
View All

Another CBI Officer Investigating Rakesh Asthana Moves SC Against Transfer, Makes Startling Revelations Another CBI Officer Investigating Rakesh Asthana Moves SC Against Transfer, Makes Startling Revelations

After A.K. Bassi, another CBI officer who was investigating corruption allegations against Special Director Rakesh Asthana moved the Supreme Court.

Ayodhya verdict: SC rules in favour of Ram Lalla, Sunni Waqf Board gets alternate land Ayodhya verdict: SC rules in favour of Ram Lalla, Sunni Waqf Board gets alternate land

SC bench led by CJI Ranjan Gogoi has allotted the dispute site to Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas, while directing the government to allot an alternate 5 acre land within Ayodhya to Sunni Waqf Board to build a mosque.

Supreme Court: Money Spent On Judiciary Less Than 1% In All States Except Delhi Supreme Court: Money Spent On Judiciary Less Than 1% In All States Except Delhi

The court guided all states to document their response to the commission's report within four weeks. If any of the states fail to file a response, it will be presumed that they have no objections to the recommendations made by the commission, the court said.

Supreme Court Top Panel Names Chief Justices for Bombay, Orissa and Meghalaya High Courts Supreme Court Top Panel Names Chief Justices for Bombay, Orissa and Meghalaya High Courts

On April 18, 2020, the Supreme Court Collegium recommended new Chief Justices for three High Courts. Justice Dipankar Datta was proposed as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, succeeding Justice B.P. Dharmadhikari. Justice Biswanath Somadder was nominated as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court, while Justice Mohammad Rafiq was recommended for transfer as Chief Justice of Orissa High Court.

TRENDING NEWS


TOP STORIES

father-of-deceased-pilot-in-ahmedabad-crash-moves-sc-for-court-monitored-probe
Trending Judiciary
Father of deceased pilot in Ahmedabad crash moves SC for court monitored probe

91-year-old father of pilot killed in Ahmedabad Air India crash moves SC seeking court-monitored probe into alleged biased and flawed investigation.

17 October, 2025 10:54 AM
child-cant-consent-to-sex-life-imprisonment-upheld-for-sexual-assault-on-minor-girl-madras-hc
Trending Judiciary
Child Can’t Consent to Sex — Life Imprisonment Upheld for Sexual Assault on Minor Girl: Madras HC [Read Judgment]

Madras HC upholds life imprisonment for assault on minor SC girl, reiterating that a child cannot consent to sex; school records key for age proof.

17 October, 2025 11:45 AM
sc-criticizes-casual-declaration-of-witnesses-as-hostile-upholds-conviction-under-sc-st-act
Trending Judiciary
SC Criticizes Casual Declaration of Witnesses as Hostile, Upholds Conviction under SC/ST Act [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court slams casual practice of declaring witnesses hostile; upholds life imprisonment in SC/ST Act case involving rape of minor girl.

17 October, 2025 11:55 AM
delhi-hc-quashes-22-year-old-complaint-against-advocate-reiterates-that-a-lawyers-office-is-not-a-commercial-activity
Trending Judiciary
Delhi HC Quashes 22-Year Old Complaint Against Advocate, Reiterates That A Lawyer’s Office Is Not A Commercial Activity [Read Judgment]

Delhi HC quashes 22-year-old complaint against advocate, rules that a lawyer’s office is not a commercial activity under MDP 2001 and Building Bye-Laws.

17 October, 2025 01:42 PM

ADVERTISEMENT


Join Group

Signup for Our Newsletter

Get Exclusive access to members only content by email