The Bombay high court’s proposal for appointment of 18 advocates and four judicial officers as judges of the HC has run into serious problem in the Supreme Court collegium with senior SC judges red-flagging the “hasty” process of selection and the “integrity” of the candidates.
The 22 names were sent to the SC collegium during the 39-day tenure of Justice Bhushan Pradyumna Dharamdhikari as chief justice from March 20 to April 27, 2020.
The HC, the second largest after Allahabad HC, has a sanctioned strength of 94 judges but is functioning with 64 judges, including CJ Dipankar Datta.
According to procedure, the three-judge SC collegium comprising CJI S A Bobde and Justices N V Ramana and R F Nariman sought views on the 22 proposed names from Justices A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and B R Gavai, as Bombay HC is the parent HC of all three.
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