Supreme Court collegium recommends appointment of judicial officer Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal as judge of Chhattisgarh High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Wednesday recommended the appointment of judicial officer Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal as a judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court. .According to the resolution, the High Court collegium made the recommendation in September 2022. It was stated that since comments of the Governor as advised by the Chief Minister were not received within six weeks of receiving the proposal, it would be presumed that they had nothing to add. "The proposal has been processed by invoking Para 14 of the Memorandum of Procedure which provides that if the comments of the Governor as advised by the Chief Minister are not received within six weeks from the date of receipt of the proposal from the Chief Justice of the High Court, it shall be presumed by the Union Minister of Law and Justice that the constitutional authorities in the State have nothing to add to the proposal and proceed accordingly," the resolution read. .It also said that due to the lack of a Supreme Court judge conversant with the Chhattisgarh High Court's affairs, the recommendation was made based on the material placed on record. .With this, it was recorded that according to the Intelligence Bureau, the judicial officer enjoys a good personal and professional image. The collegium also took into account his age and the fact that he belonged to the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category."Having regard to these aspects, the Collegium is of the considered opinion that Shri Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal is suitable for appointment as a Judge of the High Court of Chhattisgarh.".As of March 2023, the Chhattisgarh High Court is functioning at a strength of 14 judges as opposed to a sanctioned strength 22 of with a vacancy of 8..[Read Collegium Resolution]