The Kerala High Court collegium has recommended names of four judicial officers including two women for appointment as High Court Judges..According to sources, the four persons whose names have been forwarded to the Supreme Court Collegium are Sophy Thomas, PG Ajithkumar, C Jayachandran and CS Sudha..Sophy Thomas, is currently serving as the Registrar General of the High Court, the first woman ever to be appointed to this post. An alumnus of Government Law College, Ernakulam, Thomas had previously served as the Principal District and Sessions Judge in Thrissur..PG Ajithkumar is presently the Subordinate Judiciary Registrar. He had previously occupied the post of Additional Director of the Kerala Judicial Academy..C Jayachandran is serving as Principal District and Sessions Judge in Kottayam district while CS Sudha is Principal District and Sessions Judge in Ernakulam district.Sudha is also the current Additional Director of the Kerala Judicial Academy..Currently, the High Court of Kerala has only four women judges - Justices Anu Sivaraman, Mary Joseph, V Shircy and MR Anitha. .Justice PV Asha, who recently retired from High Court, had noted that only three women including her, have been elevated from the bar to be judges of the court in 64 years of High Court's existence. She also highlighted the need for more female representation in the judiciary in general..Supreme Court Judge, Justice DY Chandrachud too observed in his speech at a farewell ceremony for former Supreme Court Justice Indu Malhotra, that the fact that there is only one female sitting judge in the Supreme Court is deeply worrying. Justice Indira Banerjee is the sole woman judge in Supreme Court as of now after Justices R Banumathi and Indu Malhotra retired in 2020 and 2021 respectively. "We must ensure the diversity of our country find reflection in making up of our court... having a more diverse judiciary, ensures diversity of perspectives is fairly considered, instills high degree of public confidence," Justice Chandrachud said..The present recommendations by the High Court collegium also come in the backdrop of the Kerala High Court functioning with only 36 Judges as of June 2021, including Chief Justice S Manikumar, against the sanctioned strength of 47. Three more High Court judges are slated to retire by the end of the year which would bring down the number of judges to 33..The Supreme Court Collegium will consider these recommendations and pass on its recommendations to the Union Ministry of Law and Justice for its approval. The Supreme Court collegium comprises the Chief Justice of India and the two most senior judges of the apex court in matters of appointment and transfer of high court judges..Collegium reiterates recommendations for appointment of Judges to Kerala, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh High Courts.Kerala High Court's last batch of appointments happened in February 2021 when two district and sessions court judges, Justices Dr Kauser Edappagath and K Babu, and two advocates Murali Purushothaman, Ziyad Rahman AA were appointed as additional judges.The Central Government cleared these appointments 6 months after the Supreme Court Collegium had made the recommendations in August, 2020..Supreme Court Collegium recommends A Badharudeen for appointment as Kerala High Court Judge.Presently, four more recommendations have been passed on to the Union Ministry for approval. The Supreme Court Collegium has reiterated its earlier proposal to recommend advocates Viju Abraham, Mohammed Nias CP and Paul KK for elevation as Judges. The appointment of Judicial Officer, A Badharudeen has also been recommended.
The Kerala High Court collegium has recommended names of four judicial officers including two women for appointment as High Court Judges..According to sources, the four persons whose names have been forwarded to the Supreme Court Collegium are Sophy Thomas, PG Ajithkumar, C Jayachandran and CS Sudha..Sophy Thomas, is currently serving as the Registrar General of the High Court, the first woman ever to be appointed to this post. An alumnus of Government Law College, Ernakulam, Thomas had previously served as the Principal District and Sessions Judge in Thrissur..PG Ajithkumar is presently the Subordinate Judiciary Registrar. He had previously occupied the post of Additional Director of the Kerala Judicial Academy..C Jayachandran is serving as Principal District and Sessions Judge in Kottayam district while CS Sudha is Principal District and Sessions Judge in Ernakulam district.Sudha is also the current Additional Director of the Kerala Judicial Academy..Currently, the High Court of Kerala has only four women judges - Justices Anu Sivaraman, Mary Joseph, V Shircy and MR Anitha. .Justice PV Asha, who recently retired from High Court, had noted that only three women including her, have been elevated from the bar to be judges of the court in 64 years of High Court's existence. She also highlighted the need for more female representation in the judiciary in general..Supreme Court Judge, Justice DY Chandrachud too observed in his speech at a farewell ceremony for former Supreme Court Justice Indu Malhotra, that the fact that there is only one female sitting judge in the Supreme Court is deeply worrying. Justice Indira Banerjee is the sole woman judge in Supreme Court as of now after Justices R Banumathi and Indu Malhotra retired in 2020 and 2021 respectively. "We must ensure the diversity of our country find reflection in making up of our court... having a more diverse judiciary, ensures diversity of perspectives is fairly considered, instills high degree of public confidence," Justice Chandrachud said..The present recommendations by the High Court collegium also come in the backdrop of the Kerala High Court functioning with only 36 Judges as of June 2021, including Chief Justice S Manikumar, against the sanctioned strength of 47. Three more High Court judges are slated to retire by the end of the year which would bring down the number of judges to 33..The Supreme Court Collegium will consider these recommendations and pass on its recommendations to the Union Ministry of Law and Justice for its approval. The Supreme Court collegium comprises the Chief Justice of India and the two most senior judges of the apex court in matters of appointment and transfer of high court judges..Collegium reiterates recommendations for appointment of Judges to Kerala, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh High Courts.Kerala High Court's last batch of appointments happened in February 2021 when two district and sessions court judges, Justices Dr Kauser Edappagath and K Babu, and two advocates Murali Purushothaman, Ziyad Rahman AA were appointed as additional judges.The Central Government cleared these appointments 6 months after the Supreme Court Collegium had made the recommendations in August, 2020..Supreme Court Collegium recommends A Badharudeen for appointment as Kerala High Court Judge.Presently, four more recommendations have been passed on to the Union Ministry for approval. The Supreme Court Collegium has reiterated its earlier proposal to recommend advocates Viju Abraham, Mohammed Nias CP and Paul KK for elevation as Judges. The appointment of Judicial Officer, A Badharudeen has also been recommended.
