The Supreme Court Collegium on October 10 recommended the appointment of two judicial officers as judges of the Tripura High Court..In an official resolution uploaded online, the Collegium noted that judicial officers Biswajit Palit and Sabyasachi Datta Purkayastha were suitable for such an appointment..In doing so, the Supreme Court Collegium also disclosed that there were cogent reasons for not recommending certain other more senior judicial officers as High Court judges. ."While considering the above proposal, we have also taken note of the fact that the above proposal involves non-recommendation of 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 Collegium of the High Court for not recommending them," the resolution stated. .The High Court Collegium had recommended the names of judicial officers Palit and Purkayastha in December 2021. However, the Chief Minister and Governor of Tripura did not respond to the proposal for over six weeks. The proposals were, therefore, forwarded to the Supreme Court Collegium without waiting for the inputs of these two functionaries. "On this aspect, the Department of Justice has forwarded the above recommendation by invoking para 14 of the Memorandum of Procedure which provides that if the comments of the State constitutional authorities are not received within the said timeframe ... it should be presumed by the Minister of Law and Justice that the Governor and Chief Minister have nothing to add to the proposal and proceed accordingly", the Supreme Court Collegium resolution explained..The Supreme Court Collegium has now recommended the appointment of these judicial officers as Tripura High Court judges after consulting judges conversant with the affairs of the High Court and considering inputs from the Central government..Biswajit Palit is currently a Legal Remembrancer and Law Secretary with the State government. Sabyasachi Datta Purkayastha is the current Director of the Tripura Judicial Academy. The Supreme Court Collegium disclosed that one consultee-judges had suggested that Purkayastha's elevation may be considered later. Further, another consultee judge did not express any view. .All the same, both judicial officers have now been recommended for appointment as Tripura High Court judges after factoring in that there was no adverse report against either of them..[Read Collegium Statement]
The Supreme Court Collegium on October 10 recommended the appointment of two judicial officers as judges of the Tripura High Court..In an official resolution uploaded online, the Collegium noted that judicial officers Biswajit Palit and Sabyasachi Datta Purkayastha were suitable for such an appointment..In doing so, the Supreme Court Collegium also disclosed that there were cogent reasons for not recommending certain other more senior judicial officers as High Court judges. ."While considering the above proposal, we have also taken note of the fact that the above proposal involves non-recommendation of 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 Collegium of the High Court for not recommending them," the resolution stated. .The High Court Collegium had recommended the names of judicial officers Palit and Purkayastha in December 2021. However, the Chief Minister and Governor of Tripura did not respond to the proposal for over six weeks. The proposals were, therefore, forwarded to the Supreme Court Collegium without waiting for the inputs of these two functionaries. "On this aspect, the Department of Justice has forwarded the above recommendation by invoking para 14 of the Memorandum of Procedure which provides that if the comments of the State constitutional authorities are not received within the said timeframe ... it should be presumed by the Minister of Law and Justice that the Governor and Chief Minister have nothing to add to the proposal and proceed accordingly", the Supreme Court Collegium resolution explained..The Supreme Court Collegium has now recommended the appointment of these judicial officers as Tripura High Court judges after consulting judges conversant with the affairs of the High Court and considering inputs from the Central government..Biswajit Palit is currently a Legal Remembrancer and Law Secretary with the State government. Sabyasachi Datta Purkayastha is the current Director of the Tripura Judicial Academy. The Supreme Court Collegium disclosed that one consultee-judges had suggested that Purkayastha's elevation may be considered later. Further, another consultee judge did not express any view. .All the same, both judicial officers have now been recommended for appointment as Tripura High Court judges after factoring in that there was no adverse report against either of them..[Read Collegium Statement]
