The Supreme Court Collegium on Thursday recommended the appointment of Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur as Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court. .Justice Thakur, whose parent High Court is the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, has been a judge of the Bombay High Court since June 10, 2022..The Collegium's resolution details that the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court does not have representation amongst Chief Justices of High Courts since the retirement of Justice AM Magrey.Additionally, over a long period of time, no judge from Jammu & Kashmir origin has been elevated as Chief Justice of a High Court or as a judge of the Supreme Court, the Collegium noted..The resolution also states that after consultation with consultee-judges, as per the memorandum of procedure, there was concurrence with the proposal for appointment of Justice Thakur."Having regard to all relevant factors, the Collegium is of the considered view that Mr Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur is fit and suitable in all respects for being appointed as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Manipur.".Thus, considering that the post had become vacant on the elevation of Justice PV Sanjay Kumar to the Supreme Court, Justice Thakur was recommended for appointment..Justice Thakur enrolled as an advocate in October 1989 with the Bar Council of Delhi, and subsequently with the Bar Council of Jammu & Kashmir. He was designated as a Senior Advocate in 2011 and was appointed as a permanent judge of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir in 2013. He was then transferred to the Bombay High Court in June 2022. He is the brother of former Chief Justice of India TS Thakur..[Read Resolution]
The Supreme Court Collegium on Thursday recommended the appointment of Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur as Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court. .Justice Thakur, whose parent High Court is the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, has been a judge of the Bombay High Court since June 10, 2022..The Collegium's resolution details that the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court does not have representation amongst Chief Justices of High Courts since the retirement of Justice AM Magrey.Additionally, over a long period of time, no judge from Jammu & Kashmir origin has been elevated as Chief Justice of a High Court or as a judge of the Supreme Court, the Collegium noted..The resolution also states that after consultation with consultee-judges, as per the memorandum of procedure, there was concurrence with the proposal for appointment of Justice Thakur."Having regard to all relevant factors, the Collegium is of the considered view that Mr Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur is fit and suitable in all respects for being appointed as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Manipur.".Thus, considering that the post had become vacant on the elevation of Justice PV Sanjay Kumar to the Supreme Court, Justice Thakur was recommended for appointment..Justice Thakur enrolled as an advocate in October 1989 with the Bar Council of Delhi, and subsequently with the Bar Council of Jammu & Kashmir. He was designated as a Senior Advocate in 2011 and was appointed as a permanent judge of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir in 2013. He was then transferred to the Bombay High Court in June 2022. He is the brother of former Chief Justice of India TS Thakur..[Read Resolution]
