Supreme Court reiterates concern over delay in judges' appointments in High Courts

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reiterated its concern over the delays in the appointments of judges in various high courts. The bench comprising justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia remarked that nothing had happened in the last seven months since it last heard the plea, ANI reported.

The Supreme Court of India(HT File Photo)

According to the report, the court asked the Centre about the ‘non-clearance’ of names of judges of various high courts recommended by the collegium.

According to a report by legal website Bar and Bench, Justice Kaul remarked that there are 26 transfers pending, along with the appointment of a chief justice at a ‘sensitive’ high court. “Nine are pending without being returned, I have the data”, Justice Kaul was reported by the website as saying while hearing a petition against the Centre for keeping pending the Collegium-recommended names of judges for appointment in the various High Courts.