Collegium chooses supporter Viswanathan; he might be CJI in 2030

NEW DELHI: The five-member collegium headed by CJI Chandrachud Tuesday advised to the Centre to designate Andhra HC chief justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and senior supporter KV Viswanathan as judges of the peak court. If his name is cleared, Viswanathan will remain in line to be successful Justice JB Pardiwala as the CJI on August 12, 2030, and will have a nine-month period in the leading post. Justice Mishra’s visit will guarantee Chhattisgarh’s very first representation in SC, almost 23 years after the state originated. The suggestions came a day after 2 jobs were produced with the retirements of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and MR Shah. Viswanathan was on edge of being authorized as SC judge last October Senior supporter KV Viswanathan’s name, in addition to that of some others, was on the edge of approval as Supreme Court judges last October by the collegium headed already CJI UU Lalit. The system embraced by Lalit to clear the proposition through flow rather of open conversation was objected to by then collegium members Justices Chandrachud and S A Nazeer, though it was backed by Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph. On Tuesday, the existing collegium of CJI Chandrachud and Justices Kaul, Joseph, Ajay Rastogi and Sanjiv Khanna passed a resolution advising Viswanathan and Andhra Pradesh chief justice PK Mishra, highlighting their capability, stability, experience and understanding. The collegium stated Viswanathan’s consultation will improve the representation of th
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