The Supreme Court Collegium has passed a new resolution regarding the appointment of Chief Justices of the High Courts, making changes in the recommendation of three High Court judges.
As per the new resolution passed on September 17, Justice Suresh Kumar Kait has been recommended to be appointed as the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. He was earlier recommended as the Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court.
Justice Tashi Rabstan has been recommended to be appointed as the Chief Justice of his parent High Court (J&K&L High Court). He was earlier proposed as the Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court.
The name of Justice G S Sandhawalia has been proposed for appointment as the Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court after October 18, 2024 (the date of retirement of Justice Rajiv Shakhder, who was earlier recommended as the CJ of HP HC).
Justice Sandhawalia was earlier proposed to be the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
The Collegium made the changes in its previous resolution passed on July 11. The recommendations sent to the Union government on July 11 have remained pending since.
In its resolution passed on September 17, the Collegium also made a fresh proposal regarding the appointment of Justice Indra Prasanna Mukerji (Calcutta High Court Judge) as the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court.
Attorney General for India R Venkataramani had last week apprised the Supreme Court that he wanted to share some “sensitive information” regarding the pending collegium resolution.