According to a government notification, Justice Pritinker Diwaker has been appointed as Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court. Justice Ramesh Sinha of Allahabad has been appointed as Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court, and Justice K Vinod Chandaran of Kerala High Court as Chief Justice
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday said no system is perfect but the Collegium system for appointment of judges "is the best that we have developed" and that it was devised as independence of judiciary is a cardinal value
The Supreme Court Collegium in a resolution has recommended five judicial officials Susan Valentine Pinto, Hasmukhbhai Dalsukhbhai Suthar, Jitendra Champaklal Doshi, Mangesh Rameshchandra Mengdey, and Divyeshkumar Amrutlal Joshi, to be appointed as Judges of the High Court of Gujarat.
Recently the Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 17th January 2023 had approved the proposal for the elevation of the nine Advocates as Judges in the Allahabad High Court.
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Deepak Gupta on Saturday said that the judges should not be given any post-retirement benefits because there would not be an independent judiciary if it continues.
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur on Saturday backed the Collegium resolution which disclosed information shared by Intelligence Bureau (IB) on certain judges and called it a progressive step.
At a time when it is under attack, former Chief Justice of India UU Lalit on Saturday backed the Collegium system, remarking that nothing is better than this system and also said that reiteration of name by the Supreme Court Collegium is unanimous.
A plea seeking an early hearing of the petition against the Collegium system for the appointment of judges and revival of the National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) for the purpose was mentioned in the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
The Supreme Court Collegium on Wednesday, recommended names of various Additional Judges for their appointment as Permanent Judges in different high courts including Delhi HC.
Judges of High Courts are transferred as per the procedure laid down in the Memorandum of Procedure prepared in 1998 pursuant to the Supreme Court, said the Ministry in its reply in Parliament.