New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended to the Centre the appointment of Chief Justices of the High Courts of Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Madras and Meghalaya.
The SC Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, in a statement, said that there are existing vacancies in the office of Chief Justices in the High Courts of Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Madras and Kerala and vacancies are likely to arise in the office of Chief Justices of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, and Meghalaya.
Recommending Justice Manmohan to be appointed as Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, it noted that he is the Acting Chief Justice of the Delhi HC and ranks at serial No. 3 in the All India Seniority list of High Court Judges.
“Bearing in mind the Memorandum of Procedure, Mr Justice Manmohan can be appointed as the Chief Justice of his parent High Court, at this stage,” the Collegium said.
It also recommended that Justice Rajiv Shakdher be appointed as Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court in the vacancy caused by the transfer of Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao to the Jharkhand High Court.
“On the transfer of Mr Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao, Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh as Chief Justice of the High Court of Jharkhand, consequent upon the retirement of Dr Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi on 19 July 2024, there would be a vacancy in the office of the Chief Justice of that High Court,” the Collegium said, noting that Justice Rajiv Shakdher ranks at serial No. 4 in the All India Seniority list of High Court Judges.
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