SC’s collegium mulled transfer of Karnataka judge | India News – Times of India

Justice V Srishananda (Photo credit: Karnataka judiciary website) NEW DELHI: Supreme Court‘s top five judges, part of the collegium for transfer of HC judges and comprised the bench that had taken suo motu cognisance of Justice V Srishananda‘s unwarranted gratuitous remarks, had mulled transferring him outside Karnataka HC.Between September 20, when the bench of CJI…

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Supreme Court orders Himachal Pradesh high court collegium to reconsider elevation of 2 district judges | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday overturned a decision by the chief justice of the Himachal Pradesh high court, who had individually rejected the candidacy of two district judges for appointment as high court judges.In a first of its kind order, the bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy and PK Mishra directed, directed the high…

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Supreme Court pushes judge appointments, government keen on fixing memorandum of procedure | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Notwithstanding the Supreme Court collegium’s nudges for notifying appointment of judges it has twice recommended for the apex court, the government seems to be in no hurry and has, instead, stressed that the apex court needs to first finalise the long-pending memorandum of procedure (MoP) that provides for conditions and timeline for appointments…

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