Supreme Court Collegium Reiterates Recommendations For Judges Elevation In Kerala, Karnataka, HP High Courts

The Collegium has therefore reaffirmed its recommendation of advocates Viju Abraham, Mohammed Nias C.P. and Paul KK for elevation to the Kerala High Court, Advocate Nagendra Ramachandra Naik to the Karnataka High Court and Satyen Vaidya to the Himachal Pradesh High Court.

The Kerala High Court Collegium's recommendation for the elevation of Viju Abraham and six other Advocates, was first considered by the Supreme Court Collegium on 9 October, 2018.

Viju Abraham's case was, however, deferred for consideration on a later date. His case was again deferred by the Collegium on February 12, 2019 as the Collegium had called for certain information from the High Court. Following the receipt of this information, the Supreme Court Collegium recommended Abraham's appointment in May 2019.

Mohammed Nias C.P and Paul KK were recommended to be appointed as judges of the Kerala High Court by the Supreme Court Collegium in March 2019, along with CS Dias, whose appointment was subsequently confirmed in November 2019.

For the Karnataka High Court, the Collegium has reiterated its recommendation to appoint Advocate Nagendra Ramachandra Naik as Judge. Naik had first been recommended for the position by the Supreme Court Collegium in October 2019.

Advocate Satyen Vaidya, who was originally proposed for elevation as a Himachal Pradesh High Court Judge in April 2019, has also been recommended again.

Apart from the above recommendations, the Collegium has approved a proposal to elevate judicial officer A Badharudeen as Judge of the Kerala High Court