Supreme Court Collegium System

  • The recent pattern of transfer of high court judges becoming controversial beginning with the transfer of then Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, Justice V.K. Tahilramani.

Appointment and Transfer of High Court Judges

  • The appointment (article 217) and transfer (article 222) of High Court (HC) Judges including Chief Justices are done via a Collegium System.
  • The Collegium system is a judicial invention (as it is not mentioned in the constitution). In case of selection and transfer of HC judges, the collegium consists of Chief Justice of India (CJI), 2 senior-most judges of the SC and Chief Justice (CJ) of the ....
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