The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, Wednesday recommended the appointment of five additional judges of the Madras High Court as permanent judges. .The five judges are Justices Sundaram Srimathy, D Bharatha Chakravarthy, R Vijaykumar, Mohammed Shaffiq, and J Sathya Narayana Prasad.As per the Collegium resolution published on the website of the Supreme Court, the names of the five judges was recommended by the Madras High Court Collegium on November 22 for appointment as permanent judges and the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and the Governor concurred with the recommendation. "With a view to assess the merit and suitability of the above named Additional Judges for their appointment as Permanent Judges, the Collegium has scrutinized and evaluated the material placed on record including the observations made by the Department of Justice in the file. Having regard to all the relevant factors, the Collegium is of the view that (1) Mrs. Justice Sundaram Srimathy (2) Shri Justice D.Bharatha Chakravarthy (3) Shri Justice R. Vijayakumar (4) Shri Justice Mohammed Shaffiq & (5) Shri Justice J. Sathya Narayana Prasad, Additional Judges are suitable for being appointed as Permanent Judges," the resolution said..[Read Collegium Resolution]
The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, Wednesday recommended the appointment of five additional judges of the Madras High Court as permanent judges. .The five judges are Justices Sundaram Srimathy, D Bharatha Chakravarthy, R Vijaykumar, Mohammed Shaffiq, and J Sathya Narayana Prasad.As per the Collegium resolution published on the website of the Supreme Court, the names of the five judges was recommended by the Madras High Court Collegium on November 22 for appointment as permanent judges and the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and the Governor concurred with the recommendation. "With a view to assess the merit and suitability of the above named Additional Judges for their appointment as Permanent Judges, the Collegium has scrutinized and evaluated the material placed on record including the observations made by the Department of Justice in the file. Having regard to all the relevant factors, the Collegium is of the view that (1) Mrs. Justice Sundaram Srimathy (2) Shri Justice D.Bharatha Chakravarthy (3) Shri Justice R. Vijayakumar (4) Shri Justice Mohammed Shaffiq & (5) Shri Justice J. Sathya Narayana Prasad, Additional Judges are suitable for being appointed as Permanent Judges," the resolution said..[Read Collegium Resolution]