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This is an archive article published on November 5, 2019
Justice Akil Kureshi elevation Centre seeks time, SC adjourns hearing till Nov 7
The move came after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, submitted that one more week was needed for administrative measures.
The Collegium, comprising the CJI and Justices S A Bobde and N V Ramana, had on May 10 recommended that Justice Kureshi, the “senior-most Judge from Gujarat High Court” be appointed Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court.
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing on a plea on the delay in Justice Akil Kureshi’s elevation as High Court Chief Justice till November 7.
The move came after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, submitted that one more week was needed for administrative measures.
The bench, comprising Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Surya Kant, fixed November 7 as the next date of hearing.
The Collegium, comprising the CJI and Justices S A Bobde and N V Ramana, had on May 10 recommended that Justice Kureshi, the “senior-most Judge from Gujarat High Court” be appointed Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court.
However, the government referred the proposal back to the CJI through two communications dated August 23 and 27 along with “accompanying material”.
The Collegium went through them and on September 5, it recommended Justice Kureshi’s elevation as Chief Justice, this time for Tripura High Court.
With the Centre delaying elevation of Justice Kureshi despite the Collegium’s recommendation, the Gujarat High Court Advocates’ Association moved the apex court. The lawyers’ outfit has termed the Centre “withholding the appointment” despite the May 10 recommendation of the Collegium as “arbitrary inaction”.
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