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The Supreme Court on Friday, for the first time, interfered with the decision of the Himachal Pradesh Collegium, which ignored the candidature of two senior district judges for promotion to the High Court. The Supreme Court held that the Chief Justice cannot personally reject the candidature of a judicial officer for appointment as a High Court judge.
In fact, the Supreme Court has accepted the plea of ​​two senior district judges and quashed the collegium selection process. A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Prashant Mishra said the collegium’s decision was effective as the Chief Justice of the High Court had decided not to reconsider the names of the two district judges.
The decision of the Chief Justice is set aside
Let us tell you that the Supreme Court has intervened in the matter of not considering two judicial officers for the post of High Court judge. The court has quashed the decision not to consider the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court. The Supreme Court held that the Chief Justice cannot personally reject the candidature of a judicial officer for appointment as a judge of the HC.
Selection of High Court Judges
The Supreme Court in its decision asked to consider the candidature of District Judges Chirag Bhanu Singh and Arvind Malhotra for selection as High Court Judges. Their names were referred to the High Court by the Supreme Court Collegium for reconsideration. But the High Court Collegium did not do so.
Eligible for promotion to the High Court
Let us tell you that two senior district judges of Himachal Pradesh filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the decision of the Himachal Pradesh Collegium. In which both the judges said that they are entitled to promotion in the High Court but their candidature has been ignored. After the hearing, the Supreme Court for the first time rejected the collegium’s decision. Accepting the plea, the Supreme Court quashed the selection process for the collegium held earlier this year.
