The Supreme Court Collegium under the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has recommended the appointment of judicial officer Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal as a judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court.
The decision on the same was made by the the High Court collegium in September 2022.
As per the information, it was stated that since comments of the Governor as advised by the Chief Minister were not received within six weeks of receiving the proposal, it would be presumed that they had nothing to add.
The resolution read that the proposal has been processed by invoking Para 14 of the Memorandum of Procedure which provides that incase of no comments of the Governor and the Chief Minister within six weeks from the date of receipt of the proposal from the Chief Justice of the High Court, it shall be presumed by the Union Minister of Law and Justice that the constitutional authorities in the State have nothing to add to the proposal and proceed accordingly.
It also said that due to the lack of a Supreme Court judge conversant with the Chhattisgarh High Court’s affairs, the recommendation was made based on the material placed on record.
It is also brought to notice that as per the Intelligence Bureau, the judicial officer enjoys a good personal and professional image.
The collegium also took into account his age and the fact that he belonged to the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category.
“Having regard to these aspects, the Collegium is of the considered opinion that Shri Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal is suitable for appointment as a Judge of the High Court of Chhattisgarh.
As of March 2023, the Chhattisgarh High Court is functioning at a strength of 14 judges as opposed to a sanctioned strength 22 of with a vacancy of 8.