Collegium Recommends Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan as Jharkhand HC Chief Justice
Aspect | Details |
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Event | Collegium Recommends Jharkhand HC Chief Justice |
Key Figure | Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan (Senior-most judge, Himachal Pradesh HC) |
Recommendation | Elevation as Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court |
Constitutional Provisions | Article 124(2): SC judges appointed by President after consultation. |
Article 217: HC judges appointed by President after consultation. | |
Collegium System | Method for appointing and transferring judges in SC and HCs. |
Not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution. | |
Composition | SC Collegium: CJI + four senior-most SC judges. |
HC Collegium: Chief Justice of HC + two senior-most judges. | |
Evolution of Collegium | Developed through four landmark SC cases (Judges Cases): |
First Judges Case (1981): Consultation ≠ Concurrence. | |
Second Judges Case (1993): Consultation = Concurrence. | |
Third Judges Case (1998): Expanded collegium to five members. | |
NJAC (2014): Introduced but struck down by SC, reaffirming collegium. |