SC Collegium Recommends New Chief Justices For Uttarakhand, Meghalaya And Orissa High Courts | Check Here

The Supreme Court Collegium on Thursday recommended the names of three judges for the appointment as Chief Justices of Uttarakhand, Orissa and Meghalaya High Courts, respectively. In a resolution, the Collegium, consisting of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sanjiv Khanna, put forth a recommendation for the appointment of Justice Ritu Bahri, a judge from the Punjab and Haryana High Court, as the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court.

Justice Bahri is currently acting as the chief justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court. While declaring the recommendation, the Supreme Court resolution noted that she is a "competent judge endowed with a high level of integrity, conduct and character".

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"At present, there is only one woman Chief Justice and her elevation would enhance the representation of women among the Chief Justices of the High Courts. Having regard to all relevant factors, the Collegium is of the considered view that Justice Ritu Bahri is fit and suitable in all respects for being appointed as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Uttarakhand," the resolution added.

Having assumed the role of a judge in the High Court of Punjab and Haryana on August 16, 2010, she currently holds the position of the most senior puisne judge in her original High Court. Before she was appointed a High Court judge, she practised law at the High Court of Punjab and Haryana after being enrolled at the Bar in 1986. In a separate resolution, the Collegium recommended the promotion of Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh, a judge from the Patna High Court to the position of Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court.

"As regards his contribution to the judiciary by way of disposal of cases, during his tenure of more than 11 years as a judge of the High Court, he authored 1246 reported judgments, of which 562 were delivered during the last 5 years. He has maintained a high standard of professional ethics at the Bar and Bench and enjoys a good reputation for conduct and integrity," the resolution said.

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He assumed the role of a judge in the High Court of Judicature at Patna on April 5, 2012, where he has been serving as the most senior puisne Judge. Throughout his 22-year legal career, he also took on the role of Additional Advocate General for the State of Bihar from December 2010 until he was appointed a judge of the High Court.

Furthermore, the Collegium has put forth a recommendation for the promotion of Justice S. Vaidyanathan from the Madras High Court to the position of Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court. In the resolution, it highlighted Justice Vaidyanathan's "considerable" experience in the administration of justice.

"He has acquired considerable experience in dispensing justice in one of the largest High Courts in the country. He is the seniormost puisne judge in his parent High Court. He is a competent judge with humility, judicial temperament and unimpeachable integrity," the resolution stated.

(With inputs from ANI)