The SC collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Jagdish Singh Khehar, is moving forward with its recommendations without waiting for final resolution of the new Memorandum of Procedure (MoP), the document that guides appointments to higher judiciary, which is still stuck due to differences between the SC collegium and the government over some controversial clauses. In many cases, the SC collegium went by the adverse comments by consultee judges — judges of the SC who were earlier judges of these high courts. Sources said the highest rate of rejection was for recommendations made by the Bombay High Court collegium. Among other high courts that could get new judges soon are Delhi High Court — the Supreme Court collegium has cleared four names, including two women, and rejected some others — Andhra Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Chhattisgarh high courts. From the J&K High Court, the SC collegium is learnt to have cleared only three of the nine names recommended by the HC collegium.

Source: Indian Express April 09, 2017 23:11 UTC