Supreme Court Collegium recommends 5 names to Centre as apex court judges: Five high court justices have been suggested by the Supreme Court Collegium for nomination as judges on the Supreme Court. The suggestion was made following a meeting of the six-person Collegium, which was presided over by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud. After the elevation of justice Dipankar Datta, former chief justice of Bombay High Court, SC’s current bench strength is 28 as against the sanctioned strength of 34. The Supreme Court will have 33 judges on the bench if the central government announces the five names that the collegium of the Supreme Court has suggested.
December 2022 Current Affairs Quiz
The five names recommended for elevation:
- Justice Pankaj Mithal, Chief Justice, Rajasthan High Court;
- Justice Sanjay Karol, Chief Justice, Patna High Court;
- Justice PV Sanjay Kumar, Chief Justice, Manipur High Court;
- Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Judge, Patna High Court;
- Justice Manoj Misra, Judge, Allahabad High Court.
What is a Collegium System?
One of the key concepts in understanding the appointment of Supreme Court judges and the judicial system is the Supreme Court’s Collegium System. It is the system of appointment and transfer of judges that has evolved through judgments of the SC, and not by an Act of Parliament or by a provision of the Constitution.