The first appointments to the Supreme Court since the Collegium system of judicial appointments were restored. The Supreme Court Collegium, led by Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur, has recommended the names of Allahabad High Court Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Madhya Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar, Kerala High Court Chief Justice Ashok Bhushan and Senior Advocate L. Nageswara Rao for appointment as judges of the Supreme Court.
A Constitution Bench had in October 2015 struck down the NDA government’s National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) laws meant to replace the 22-year-old Collegium system and give an equal say to politicians in the appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and the High Courts.
Submitted by:- SHUBHANGI GUPTA.
