SC collegium recommends elevation of Allahabad and Gujarat HC chief justices to apex court

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium on Tuesday recommended to the Center for elevation of Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Arvind Kumar as judges of the Supreme Court.

The resolution uploaded on the Supreme Court website said that all the six members of the collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, were unanimous in recommending Justice Bindal’s name.

However, Justice KM Joseph had reservations in recommending Justice Kumar’s name, the resolution said.

“The resolution of the Collegium regarding the appointment of Shri Rajesh Bindal, Chief Justice of the High Court at Allahabad is unanimous. However, with regard to the appointment of Shri Justice Arvind Kumar, Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court, Justice KM Joseph expressed his reservation on the ground that Have requested that his name may be considered later,” the resolution said. PTI SJK SJK TIR TIR

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