Supreme Court Collegium recommends Patna High Court Chief Justice to the top court

The Collegium has also recommended the transfer of Bombay High Court Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya to Delhi and the Telangana High Court Chief Justice Alok Aradhe to the Bombay High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium on Tuesday (January 7, 2025) recommended Patna High Court Chief Justice K. Vinod Chandran for appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court.

The Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna noted that there was currently no judge from the High Court of Kerala on the Bench of the Supreme Court. Supreme Court judge, Justice C.T. Ravikumar, who was from the Kerala High Court, retired last week.

Justice Chandran is presently the senior-most among High Court judges hailing from Kerala.

The Supreme Court Collegium has also recommended the transfer of Bombay High Court Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya to Delhi and the Telangana High Court Chief Justice Alok Aradhe to the Bombay High Court.

If the Union government approves the recommendation of Justice Chandran quickly, the Supreme Court would function with its full sanctioned judicial strength of 34 judges until the retirement of Justice Hrishikesh Roy on January 31, 2025.

Justice Chandran was appointed as a judge of the Kerala High Court on November 8, 2011 and elevated as the Patna High Court Chief Justice on March 29, 2023. He has served as a High Court judge for over 11 years and as a Chief Justice for more than a year. He stands 13 in the combined all-India seniority of High Court Judges.

Published - January 07, 2025 11:06 pm IST