The Supreme Court collegium on Thursday recommended the appointment of judicial officer Arun Kumar Rai as a judge of the Jharkhand High Court..According to a resolution passed in this regard by the Collegium, Rai was recommended for elevation in September last year by the Jharkhand High Court collegium.Thereafter, the only consulting judge in the Supreme Court familiar with the matters of the Jharkhand High Court was approached to assess the candidate's suitability and scrutinized all the material placed on record, including the report of the Judgment Assessment Committee..The resolution further stated that the Judgment Evaluation Committee constituted by the Chief Justice of the High Court has rated the quality of judgments authored by him as 'Very Good'."While considering the above proposal, we have also taken note of the fact that the above proposal involves non-recommendation of two senior judicial officers. Cogent reasons have been recorded by the Collegium of the High Court for not recommending their names. We are, therefore, in agreement with the High Court Collegium for overlooking them," the resolution said.As of January 1, the Jharkhand High Court is functioning with 18 judges as against its sanctioned strength of 25 judges..[Read Resolution]
The Supreme Court collegium on Thursday recommended the appointment of judicial officer Arun Kumar Rai as a judge of the Jharkhand High Court..According to a resolution passed in this regard by the Collegium, Rai was recommended for elevation in September last year by the Jharkhand High Court collegium.Thereafter, the only consulting judge in the Supreme Court familiar with the matters of the Jharkhand High Court was approached to assess the candidate's suitability and scrutinized all the material placed on record, including the report of the Judgment Assessment Committee..The resolution further stated that the Judgment Evaluation Committee constituted by the Chief Justice of the High Court has rated the quality of judgments authored by him as 'Very Good'."While considering the above proposal, we have also taken note of the fact that the above proposal involves non-recommendation of two senior judicial officers. Cogent reasons have been recorded by the Collegium of the High Court for not recommending their names. We are, therefore, in agreement with the High Court Collegium for overlooking them," the resolution said.As of January 1, the Jharkhand High Court is functioning with 18 judges as against its sanctioned strength of 25 judges..[Read Resolution]
