The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of Acting Chief Justice BP Dharmadhikari as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court..Following a meeting held on Monday, February 24, the Supreme Court Collegium has made this recommendation..Justice BP Dharmadhikari is due to retire in April this year..Recently, Justice BP Dharmadhikari was appointed as Acting Chief Justice post the retirement of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog..The senior-most judge after (now retired) Chief Justice Nadrajog, Justice SC Dharmadhikari, in the meanwhile, had tendered his resignation. However, the Central Government is yet to notify any response to his resignation..Another judge, Justice Ranjit V More, who follows in seniority after Justice BP Dharmadhikari, may also soon leave Bombay High Court in view of the Collegium's recent proposal to transfer him to the Meghalaya High Court. The Central Government is yet to notify its response to this proposal as well..[Read the Collegium Statement]
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of Acting Chief Justice BP Dharmadhikari as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court..Following a meeting held on Monday, February 24, the Supreme Court Collegium has made this recommendation..Justice BP Dharmadhikari is due to retire in April this year..Recently, Justice BP Dharmadhikari was appointed as Acting Chief Justice post the retirement of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog..The senior-most judge after (now retired) Chief Justice Nadrajog, Justice SC Dharmadhikari, in the meanwhile, had tendered his resignation. However, the Central Government is yet to notify any response to his resignation..Another judge, Justice Ranjit V More, who follows in seniority after Justice BP Dharmadhikari, may also soon leave Bombay High Court in view of the Collegium's recent proposal to transfer him to the Meghalaya High Court. The Central Government is yet to notify its response to this proposal as well..[Read the Collegium Statement]