SUPREME COURT CALLS FOR EXPEDITIOUS, TIME-BOUND APPOINTMENT OF HIGH COURT JUDGES

The Supreme Court on Friday called for "time bound" appointment of judges of the High Court in an expeditious manner by of all those who have to discharge the constitutional obligation in this regard. "It is,..., in the interest of all the stakeholders, including the judiciary, that definite timelines are drawn for each stage of the process, so that process of appointment is accomplished within a time-bound manner," said the bench of Justice AK Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan. Saying that the time-bound appointment of judges to high courts was necessary to keep alive the hope and aspiration of litigants and commitment to speedy justice, the bench said that the process "needs more expedition at the hands of all who have to discharge the constitutional obligation entrusted by the Constitution ..." The court said this as it dismissed the petition by a Rajasthan-based lawyer Sunil Samdaria challenging the appointment of two retired district judges as additional judges of the Rajasthan High Court in May 2017. Referring to 1993 judgement of the top court which had said that the appointment process should commence one month before the vacancy was to occur, Justice Sikri, speaking for the bench, rued:"Unfortunately, it still remains a far cry."

News

SUPREME COURT CALLS FOR EXPEDITIOUS, TIME-BOUND APPOINTMENT OF HIGH COURT JUDGES

Quick Links

Contact Us

Follow Us: