Centre Notifies Appointment Of Advocate As Gujarat High Court Judge After SC Collegium Acts On DoJ's Reference

The President of India has approved the appointment of Advocate Pranav Shailesh Trivedi as a Judge of the Gujarat High Court.

"In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint Shri Pranav Shailesh Trivedi, Advocate as a Judge of the Gujarat High Court", tweeted Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal.

The Supreme Court collegium had recommended this appointment on January 9. Although the Supreme Court collegium had initially decided to return the proposal regarding Trivedi to the Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court for being considered at the appropriate stage, the Centre referred the file back to the collegium requesting positive consideration.

"On 2 March 2023, the Supreme Court Collegium recommended that the proposal for the elevation of Shri Pranav Shailesh Trivedi be returned to the Chief Justice of the High Court of Gujarat for being considered at the appropriate stage. The Department of Justice has referred back the file for positive consideration of the above proposal. We have reconsidered our earlier recommendation dated 2 March 2023 in light of the reasons recorded by the Department of Justice in the file", the Collegium resolution stated.

The Collegium stated that it was endorsing the observations made in the file by the Department of Justice while referring back the above proposal for positive consideration. The Collegium expressed the considered view that Pranav Shailesh Trivedi is "fit and suitable for being elevated as a Judge of the High Court of Gujarat."

With this appointment, the working strength of the Gujarat High Court rises to 30 judges, out of the sanctioned strength of 52.