Collegium recommends N Kotiswar Singh, R Mahadevan as SC Judges

NEW DELHI, Jul 11
 The Supreme Court Collegium on Thursday recommended the appointment of Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Justice N Kotiswar Singh and Acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court, Justice R Mahadevan as Judges of the Apex Court.
The Collegium of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of India, Justice DY Chandrachud, considered the names of the Chief Justices of various High Courts and of senior Judges in the High Courts within the zone of consideration.
The factors taken into consideration by the Collegium are the seniority of judges, merit and performance, integrity, need to ensure diversity in terms of region, gender and community and need for inclusion of the marginalized and backward segments of the community.
In its resolution passed today, the Collegium has said that Justice Singh's appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court will provide representation to the North- East, and in particular he will be the first Judge from the State of Manipur to be appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court.
“Considering the candidature of Mr Justice N Kotiswar Singh in terms of his judicial performance, administrative acumen, integrity and merit, the Collegium is of the view that he is eminently suitable for being appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court,” the resolution states.
It further adds that the appointment of Justice Mahadevan, who belongs to a backward community from the State of Tamil Nadu, will bring diversity to the Bench.
“The Collegium has taken due note of the fact that Mr Justice R Mahadevan ranks third in the order of presently serving Judges of the Madras High Court including the Judges who have been posted as Chief Justices outside the Madras High Court. At this stage, the Collegium has given precedence to the candidature of Mr Justice R Mahadevan in order to give representation to the backward community,” the resolution states.

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