Supreme Court Collegium sends names twice

Sunday, 3 October 2021Newsdesk

In what could mark a significant departure from the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) that governs the process of appointment of judges to the higher judiciary, a month after the Supreme Court collegium reiterated its recommendations for the second time to appoint two advocates as judges of the Karnataka High Court, the government is yet to act on them.

New Delhi, 03 October2021

As per news report of The Indian Express, on September 1, the collegium headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana reiterated its earlier recommendation for the second time to appoint advocates Nagendra Ramachandra Naik and Aditya Sondhi as judges of the Karnataka High Court.Naik, a senior advocate originally from Bhatkal in Karnataka, was a CBI counsel appointed by the Congress-led UPA government. The collegium first recommended him on October 3, 2019 along with eight other advocates.

Source - The Indina Express