The Supreme Court had a handful of cases when more from one President of the Supreme Court of India (CJI) took The highest a chair in eliminate in a year. but the year 2022 will only be second Like year Since the beginning of the Supreme Court in 1950’s when it would have three different CJIs in Less than three months.
office holder, justice Nevada Ramana, will retire on August 26 after a while of 16 months. Will justice Ramana pass baton for justice Adi U Lalit, who you will get just Little over two months head of Judiciary before he steps down office on November 8, Judge Lalit Semah retired way for justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud to take over like CJI with a term of Two years.
Rapid succession, starting on August 26, will go down in The history of The highest court only second A precedent when the country had three different CJIs in short period of 76 days.
Previously, in 1991, the country had three different CJIs between November and December that year. Judge Ranganath Misra has retired from the position of the International Court of Justice on November 24, 1991. Then Judge Kamal Narain Singh took over Like CJI, hold record of shortest period of 17 days from November 25 to December 12 1991. Judge MH Kania . succeeded justice Singh and remained in office from December 13, 1991 to November 17, 1992.
Supreme Court judges take over like CJI on the basics of their seniority. While there is no duration fixed for A CJI, retirement age of referees in The Supreme Court was emphasized in 65 under the Constitution.
Talking to HT, the Attorney General of India KK Venugopal said he is aware of Privacy of The events will unfold with the retirement of The current CJI, justice Ramana.
“I think every CJI should It has minimal possession of Three years. There are many important issues such as judicial and administrative reforms are associated with The problem of huge arrears of cases that need to be dealt with. A CJI should Having enough time to carry out or invoke his vision in Repairs as planned. I think that issue of Minimum possession of for CJI should It is considered by the central government As well as by the judges of “The Supreme Court,” Venugopal said.
One way of Minimum tenure guarantee of Three years for AG confirmed that CJI, could be through an inbuilt mechanism by the collegium. “on time of Judge’s recommendation for date or time in Supreme Court, Collegium informed of possession of Every judge, like also who will head on to become CJI and for how Long. Collegium can be made sure The Supreme Court appointee has at least three years’ experience as a CJI. This can be done without any condition of Government interference or the amendment of any constitutional provision,” added phenogopal;
According to the law officer, raising the retirement age of Supreme Court justices can go a long way way in help cause. “You have lawyers practicing until the age of 75 or 80. Retirement age of referees of Constitutional courts were fixed Long back based on on average age of this time. “It needs a review now,” said Venugopal.
AG added that retirement age of referees of Supreme Courts and Supreme Court should Go up. “In my opinion, Supreme Court justices should retire at 67 (hmm currently retire at 62) the Supreme Court justices should Retire at age 70. If they are fit enough to take up control work After they retire, why should Do they continue as judges? would need Constitutional amendment to increase retirement age of referees of Supreme Courts and the Supreme Court, I think it is should That this is done,” emphasized Venugopal.
In the pastThere have been a few cases when a file was year Saw three CJIs. In 1954, justice M Patanjali Sastri, justice Mahajan and justice Bijan Kumar Mukherjea has become a CJIs in The same year. repeatedly, in 1966, justices PB Gajendragadkar, Amal Kumar Sarkar and Koka Subba Rao became CJIs.
The year 1989 also I saw three CJIs – justices Ragunandan Swaroop Pathak, S Venkatarameh and Sabyasachi Mukherjee. In 1991, the Supreme Court again He had three different CJIs – justices Ranganath Misra, Kamal Narain Singh and MH Kania.
In 1998, justices JS Verma, MM Punchhi, and AS Anand were CJIs, and similarly, the country had three different CJIs. in 2002, 2004, 2014, and 2017.
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