[BREAKING] Collegium recommends elevation of Andhra Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra to Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of Andhra Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra as a judge of the apex court..A resolution to this effect was uploaded on the Supreme Court's website on May 16..According to the resolution by the Collegium led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, the decision was made after careful evaluation of the merit, integrity, and competence of eligible Chief Justices and senior puisne Judges of the High Courts, as well as accommodating a plurality of considerations..Justice Mishra was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on October 13, 2021. He is former Acting Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court and has also served as Judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court..In that background, the resolution underlined that there was no representation to the High Court of Chhattisgarh in the present composition of the Supreme Court."Besides according representation to the State of Chhattisgarh, the appointment of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra will provide a value addition in terms of his acquired knowledge and experience. Justice Mishra is a judge with integrity," the resolution added..The Collegium also addressed the fact that Chief Justice Pritinker Diwaker of the Allahabad High Court was drawn from Chhattisgarh High Court and ranked senior to Justice Mishra.However, having considered all relevant factors, it was of the view that Justice Mishra is worthy of elevation to the Supreme Court..The top court has a sanctioned strength of thirty-four judges and is presently functioning with thirty-two.Further, four more vacancies are going to arise by the second week of July and the working strength of judges will come to twenty-eight..[Read Resolution]

[BREAKING] Collegium recommends elevation of Andhra Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra to Supreme Court

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