Collegium clears 9 names for appointment as SC judges, 3 women on the list

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New Delhi: Ending the nearly two year long deadlock, Supreme Court Collegium headed by chief justice N.V. Ramana and comprising four senior most judges is learnt to have recommended nine names for appointment to the top court. Supreme Court judge Justice Navin Sinha is set to retire on Wednesday, which will leave the 10 vacancies out of 34 in the top court.

According to sources familiar with the development, out of these 10 vacancies, the collegium has zeroed in on nine names. There has been no appointment after September 2019.

Chief justice Ramana’s predecessor chief justice S.A. Bobde did not make a single appointment during his 17 month tenure, as he couldn’t build a consensus on several names, which stalled appointments in the top court.

The source added that these recommendations have been sent to the law ministry, which has the option of sending the recommendations back to the collegium for review. However, if these recommendations are re-submitted by the collegium, then names have to be approved.

According to sources, the impasse in the collegium persisted due to justice Nariman’s firm stand over recommending justice Akil A Kureshi, currently chief justice of the Tripura high court, as a judge in the apex court.

Currently, the top court has only one woman judge, justice Indira Banerjee, who is set to retire in September 2022. There have only been eight women judges appointed in the Supreme Court till date.

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