31.1.2022, Monday, New Delhi :
The Supreme Court
collegium headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana has recommended to the Centre
that Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari be appointed as the Chief Justice of the
Madras High Court.
The collegium, which
also comprised senior most judges Justices U.U. Lalit and A.M. Khanwilkar, held
deliberations on December 14, 2021 and January 29, 2022, recommended 17 names
for appointment as judges in Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa High
Courts.
Justice Bhandari, whose
parent High Court is the Rajasthan HC, has been serving as the Acting Chief
Justice of the Madras High Court.
”The Supreme Court
Collegium in its meeting held on December 14, 2021/ January 29, 2022 has
recommended elevation of Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari, Judge, Madras High
Court [PHC: Rajasthan] as Chief Justice of Madras High Court,” said a statement
posted at the apex court website.
Of the 17 names for
judges in the three High Courts, the collegium has decided to recommend names
of seven advocates as judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
“The Supreme Court
Collegium in its meeting held on 29th January, 2022 has approved the proposal
for elevation of the following advocates as Judges in the Andhra Pradesh High
Court: 1. Shri Konakanti Sreenivasa Reddy @Srinivasa Reddy, 2. Shri Gannamaneni
Ramakrishna Prasad, 3. Shri Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda, 4. Shri Tarlada Rajasekhar
Rao, 5. Shri Satti Subba Reddy, 6. Shri Ravi Cheemalapati, and 7. Smt.
Vaddiboyana Sujatha,” the statement said.
The collegium has also
approved the proposal for elevation of six names for appointment as judges in
Madhya Pradesh High Court.
Names of three
advocates — Maninder Singh Bhatti, Dwarka Dhish Bansal and Milind Ramesh
Phadke., and three judicial officers, Amar Nath Kesharwani, Prakash Chandra
Gupta, and Dinesh Kumar Paliwal, have been recommended for judgeship in Madhya
Pradesh HC, the statement said.
The Orissa High Court
is also set to get four more judges if the collegium’s recommendation is
accepted by the Centre.
“The Supreme Court
Collegium in its meeting held on 29th January, 2022 has approved the proposal
for elevation of the following Advocates as Judges in the Orissa High Court: 1.
Shri V. Narasingh, 2. Shri Sanjay Kumar Mishra, 3. Shri Biraja Prasanna
Satapathy, and 4. Shri Sri Raman Murahari @ M.S. Raman,” the statement said.