New judges in Kerala HC

Why is it in news?
  •  The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice recommended three Kerala High Court lawyers and two judicial officers for appointment as judges of the Kerala High Court.
  • The High Court Collegium had submitted a proposal for the appointment of seven lawyers as judges of the High Court.
  • The Supreme Court collegium interacted with all the recommended persons and found that three out of the seven are suitable for being appointed as judge of the High Court.
Related Concept – Appointment of Judges
  • Article 217.
  • Appointment and conditions of the office of a Judge of a High Court.-
  • Every Judge of a High Court shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal after consultation with the :
  1.  Chief Justice of India,
  2.  the Governor of the State, and, in the case of appointment of a Judge other than the chief Justice, the chief Justice of the High court, and
  3.  shall hold office, in the case of an additional or acting Judge, as provided in Article 224, and in any other case, until he attains the age of sixty-two years.
Source
The Hindu
Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 12th Oct 2018
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