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Supreme Court on Judges’ Elevation 2024
September 14 , 2024
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- The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that a High Court (HC) Chief Justice cannot individually reconsider a recommendation for a judge’s elevation.
- This can only be done by the High Court Collegium acting collectively.
- The High Court collegium has the chief justice of the High court with two other senior most judges.
- The high court collegium only sends the recommendation to the Supreme Court collegium on judicial appointments.
- The final decisions are taken by a collegium of the CJI and two seniors most judges of the SC.
- This collegium of the three senior-most SC judges also decides transfers of HC judges in the country.
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