Government returns 19 names from Collegium, Supreme Court reaffirms 10
These are for the appointment of lawyers Milind Manohar Sathaye and Santosh Govind Chapalgaonkar to the Bombay High Court as judges. On September 12, the Collegium had suggested their names. After the Collegium repeated its request, 10 names were given back; five were for Allahabad HC, two were for Calcutta HC, two were for Kerala HC, and one was for Karnataka HC. The Collegium's recommendation of Justice Dipankar Datta, Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, as a Supreme Court justice is still pending with the government as of September 26. The Collegium system for transfers and appointments in the higher judiciary has evolved as a result of a 1993 judgement and a 1998 SC opinion. The Law Minister is currently criticising the Collegium system and calling it "opaque" and "not responsible."
According to The Indian Express, the government has rejected 19 of the 21 recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium for the selection of High Court justices, setting up a confrontation with the court over the issue.
It is known that the suggestions were given back before the Supreme Court's November 28 hearing on judicial selections. These include 9 names that remained pending after the initial recommendation and 10 names that were still pending after being reiterated by the Collegium. Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju announced the acceptance of two suggestions in a tweet on Tuesday.
These are for the appointment of lawyers Milind Manohar Sathaye and Santosh Govind Chapalgaonkar to the Bombay High Court as judges. On September 12, the Collegium had suggested their names. After the Collegium repeated its request, 10 names were given back; five were for Allahabad HC, two were for Calcutta HC, two were for Kerala HC, and one was for Karnataka HC. The Collegium's recommendation of Justice Dipankar Datta, Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, as a Supreme Court justice is still pending with the government as of September 26. The Collegium system for transfers and appointments in the higher judiciary has evolved as a result of a 1993 judgement and a 1998 SC opinion. The Law Minister is currently criticising the Collegium system and calling it "opaque" and "not responsible."
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