Why is it in news?
- The Union government informed the Supreme Court about taking a call on the Collegiums recommendation.
More in news
- The Collegiums has earlier recommended appointing Bombay High Court judge Justice AkilKureshi as the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court.
- The issue was brought to the Supreme Court notice through a petition filed by the Gujarat High Court Advocates Association seeking a direction to the Centre to act upon the May 10 recommendation of the collegium.
- The center is likely to decide on the issue once the Parliament session is over.
About Collegium
- It is a Supreme Courts mechanism devised for appointments and elevation of judges/lawyers to Supreme Court and transfers of judges of High Courts and Apex Court.
- It is a group consisting of
(1) Chief Justice of India
(2) Four most senior judges of the court
(3) Senior-most judge hailing from the high court of a prospective appointee.
Source
The Hindu