The Search Committee constituted by the Executive Committee (EC) of the Supreme Court Bar Association has shortlisted names of 48 Supreme Court lawyers to be considered for elevation to 17 different High Courts..The Committee which met on six different dates via video conference and considered 69 candidates before shortlisting 48.9 names have been shortlisted for Allahabad High Court, 6 for Punjab and Haryana High Court, 5 each for Patna and Calcutta High Courts, 3 each for Uttarakhand, Gauhati, Delhi and Jharkhand High Courts, 2 each for Bombay and Madras High Courts and 1 each for Manipur, Kerala, Rajasthan, Telangana, Orissa, Karnataka, and Jammu & Kashmir. .The Committee comprised SCBA President Vikas Singh, Vice President Pradeep Rai, EC member Mahalakshmi Pavani and four Senior Advocates..The SCBA has been raising the demand that meritorious lawyers from Supreme Court should be considered for elevation to High Courts. As a norm, the Collegium considers only High Court lawyers for elevation to the respective High Court.
The Search Committee constituted by the Executive Committee (EC) of the Supreme Court Bar Association has shortlisted names of 48 Supreme Court lawyers to be considered for elevation to 17 different High Courts..The Committee which met on six different dates via video conference and considered 69 candidates before shortlisting 48.9 names have been shortlisted for Allahabad High Court, 6 for Punjab and Haryana High Court, 5 each for Patna and Calcutta High Courts, 3 each for Uttarakhand, Gauhati, Delhi and Jharkhand High Courts, 2 each for Bombay and Madras High Courts and 1 each for Manipur, Kerala, Rajasthan, Telangana, Orissa, Karnataka, and Jammu & Kashmir. .The Committee comprised SCBA President Vikas Singh, Vice President Pradeep Rai, EC member Mahalakshmi Pavani and four Senior Advocates..The SCBA has been raising the demand that meritorious lawyers from Supreme Court should be considered for elevation to High Courts. As a norm, the Collegium considers only High Court lawyers for elevation to the respective High Court.