Photo: MintNew Delhi: To ensure transparency in judicial appointments, the Supreme Court collegium has decided to disclose its rationale for recommending candidates to the government. Disclosure of recommendations made by the collegium would include those for appointments to initial elevation to the high court, confirmation as permanent judge of a high court, elevation to the list of chief justice of a high court, transfer of high court chief justices/judges and elevation to the Supreme Court. The move comes after the collegium faced scrutiny over the resignation of former judge of Karnataka high court, Jayant Patel, who was set to be transferred to the Allahabad high court by the collegium rather than being elevated as chief justice of the same court. Patel was 10 months short of becoming the chief justice of the Karnataka high court when he was transferred to Allahabad high court in a unanimous decision by the collegium. Before being transferred to the Karnataka high court in 2016, he served as the acting chief justice of the Gujarat high court in 2015.

Source: Mint October 06, 2017 12:11 UTC