Names of three district judges were reiterated by Supreme Court on 24 August for elevation to Allahabad High Court. Two of them have already retired from service. New Delhi: More than a month after the Supreme Court Collegium reiterated names of three judicial officers for levation as judges in the Allahabad High Court, the central government is yet to notify their pointments. This delay is in violation of the norms set by the top court in a judgment in April, which had fixed an upper limit of three to four weeks for appointments to high courts when names are reiterated by the collegium. The names of the three district judges in contention — Om Prakash Tripathi, Shri Umesh Chandra Sharma and Syed Waiz Mian — were reiterated on 24 August by the SC Collegium, led by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana, overruling the Centre’s objections to them. The appointment panel had first nominated the three judges for elevation as HC judges in February this year, but their files were sent back by the central government. Another district judge, Anil Kumar Gupta, was also part of the initial list but his name was not reiterated since he would have held office only for a short stint of about four months if appointed. High court judges can remain in office only till the age of 62. However, time is also running out for Tripathi and Mian who retired this year. District judges retire two years earlier than HC judges, at the age of 60. Tripathi demitted office as district and sessions judge in Varanasi on 31 July while Mian’s tenure as district and session judge of Amroha ended on 31 January. District judge Sharma, meanwhile, is due to retire on 31 December.