NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud has on Thursday recommended for elevation of Budi Habung, Judicial Officer from Arunachal Pradesh, for appointment as a judge of the Gauhati High Court.
The Collegium also comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sanjiv Khanna scrutinised and evaluated the material placed on record, for assessing the merit and suitability of its recommendation.
"In terms of the Memorandum of Procedure, we have consulted Judges of the Supreme Court who are conversant with the affairs of the Gauhati High Court in order to ascertain the suitability of the Judicial Officer for elevation to the Gauhati High Court," it said.
The Collegium noted Habung joined judicial service on 31 March 2010. His name has been recommended to fill up the sole service post allocated to the State of Arunachal Pradesh.
He is the senior-most judicial officer of the Arunachal Pradesh Judicial Service and has served in various capacities in the State. The inputs placed by the Government in the file indicate that he enjoys a good personal and professional image. Nothing adverse has come to notice with regard to his integrity, it said.
"The consultee-judges have concurrently given a positive opinion about his suitability for appointment as a Judge of the Gauhati High Court," it said.
The Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court in consultation with his two senior-most colleagues made recommendation on April 26, 2023 on his name.
The Chief Ministers and Governors of the States of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland have concurred in the recommendation, the Collegium said.
