SC Collegium Recommends Five Lawyers As Delhi HC Judges
Prateek Jalan, Jyoti Singh, Anup J Bhambhani, Sanjeev Narula, and Manoj Kumar Ohri were recommended for the posts.
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of five advocates to the positions of Judges in the Delhi High Court, via a resolution on 6 September.
The Supreme Court collegium of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice MB Lokur recommended the names of advocates Jyoti Singh, Prateek Jalan, Anup Jairam Bhambhani, Sanjeev Narula, and Manoj Kumar Ohri for the positions.
As per a proposal by then-acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court on 13 October, 2017, the names of nine advocates were placed before the Collegium.
Apart from Prateek Jalan, Jyoti Singh, Anup Jairam Bhambhani, Sanjeev Narula, and Manoj Kumar Ohri, the other names considered were Priya Kumar, Saurabh Kirpal, Krishnendu Datta, and Sanjoy Ghose.
The Supreme Court Collegium added that the proposals for elevating Sanjoy Ghose and Saurabh Kirpal would be considered after some time, and deferred the consideration of the others’ names.
(With inputs from Live Law)
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