The Supreme Court Collegium on Tuesday approved the appointment of five retired judges as ad hoc judges of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad for a period of two years, invoking its powers under Article 224-A of the Constitution of India. The decision was taken during the Collegium
The Central government, through the Ministry of Law and Justice, on Monday approved the transfer of five judges to the Delhi High Court. Acting on the recommendations of the Supreme Court Collegium, the Ministry issued formal notifications for their appointments.
The notification, issued under clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, stated that the President has approved their appointments for a two-year term, effective from the date they assume office, in order of seniority.
The appointed judges are: Justice NV Anjaria, Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court; Justice Vijay Bishnoi, Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court and Justice AS Chandurkar, judge of the Bombay High Court.
The Allahabad High Court Bar Association had raised an objection over the Supreme Court Collegium's decision to transfer Justice Varma to the Allahabad High Court.
Senior advocate Indira Jaising calls for transparency from the SC Collegium regarding the transfer of Justice Yashwant Varma after an alleged adverse report. She emphasises the need for public access to information on the incident.
Senior Advocate Vikas Singh, the former president of the SCBA, labelled the allegations levelled against Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma as "very serious" and demanded an in-house inquiry. He said that if the judge was unable to provide a justification for the discovered cash, the m
Supreme Court Collegium led by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna met on Thursday and made the recommendations of Justice Varma's transfer to Centre government to his parent High Court of Allahabad.
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