President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday approved all nine names, including three women and one lawyer, recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium and accepted by the government for appointment as judges of the top court.
Even as the collegium recommended nine names as judges to the apex court, there was none from minority communities. The Court should reflect the composite culture and constitutional values of the nation.
The Central government has accepted the names of all eight Judges and one Supreme Court lawyer, as recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium, for elevation to the apex court, reports said here.
The day is also not far off...2027 may be the year when India sees its first woman Chief Justice, if Justice BV Nagarathna is elevated to the Supreme Court. For the first time the Supreme Court collegium has recommended three female judges and if accepted by the government, the total count of women judge
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of eight judges and a senior advocate, including three women judges, to be appointed as judges in the Apex Court.
Chief Justice of India N. V. Ramana on Wednesday expressed his anguish and concerns over certain speculations and reports in the media regarding the Collegium recommendations for the appointment of Supreme Court judges, even before the selection process was finalised.
The collegium has the extraordinary opportunity of recommending 13 names for judges. But before that, it needs to build consensus and consider deserving candidates to reflect the composite culture of India.
In its notification issued on the Apex Court website it said, The Supreme Court Collegium on 4th May, 2021 has approved the proposal for elevation of the following Judicial Officers as Judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court: