The Supreme Court Collegium on Wednesday recommended that Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey, currently an additional judge of Chhattisgarh High Court, be made permanent judge of that Court.The Collegium also recommended that two other additional judges of the same High Court, Justice Sachin Singh Rajput and Justice Radhakishan Agrawal, be given a fresh term of one year as additional judges with effect from May 16 and May 24 respectively.On November 22, 2023, the Collegium of the Chhattisgarh High Court had unanimously made these recommendations.The Supreme Court Collegium then took into consideration the views of the Chief Minister and the Governor of the State of Chhattisgarh.The Committee of two judges from the Supreme Court, appointed by the Chief Justice of India according to the resolution dated October 26, 2017, evaluated the rulings of the concerned additional judges."With a view to assess the merit and suitability of one of the above Additional Judges for appointment as permanent Judge and for appointment of the other two as Additional Judges for a fresh term, we have scrutinized and evaluated the material placed on record," the resolution stated.
TAGS: Supreme Court Collegium Chhattisgarh High Court Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Justice Sachin Singh Rajput
