The Supreme Court on Monday directed all High Courts to set up online Right to Information Act (RTI) portals within three months if it was not already.
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.
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.
The Supreme Coury on Monday expressed unhappiness with Chief Justices of High Courts who have started disbanding the infrastructure for virtual hearings and recommended not to disband the hybrid hearing option as it was not only meant for the pandemic time.
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.
The Collegium's resolution said that the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court does not have representation amongst Chief Justices of High Courts since the retirement of Justice AM Margret.
After the elevation of the five judges to the Apex Court, the President of India on Saturday also approved the appointment of three judges of the High Courts of Rajasthan. Patna and Manipur as the Acting Chief Justices of these High Courts.