Appointment Of New Bombay High Court Judges Likely To Happen Soon : CJI DY Chandrachud

The Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud today (September 27) indicated that the appointment of the new judges of the Bombay High Court are likely to happen soon based on the recent recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium.  

The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice Manoj Misra was hearing an SLP seeking for early hearing of a PIL before the Bombay High Court. The Counsel for the Petitioner stressed that before the High Court, petitions would only get listed if they are mentioned before the bench and not otherwise. 

Noting the workload on the Bombay High Court judges, the CJI verbally remarked: "You tell the govt to appoint more judges, the judges will have enough time to hear those matters...wait for few more days, you will get some judges to the Bombay HC...we have recommended a batch of judges for appointment, the file is with the govt." 

On September 24, the Supreme Court Collegium recommended the appointment of the following advocates as the Judges of the Bombay High Court.

(i) Ms Nivedita Prakash Mehta,

(ii) Shri Prafulla Surendrakumar Khubalkar,

(iii) Shri Ashwin Damodar Bhobe,

(iv) Shri Rohit Wasudeo Joshi, and

(v) Shri Advait Mahendra Sethna

(vi) Shri Rajesh Sudhakar Datar,

(vii) Shri Sachin Shivajirao Deshmukh,

(viii) Shri Gautam Ashwin Ankhad, and

(ix) Shri Mahendra Madhavrao Nerlikar. 

The Bombay High Court at present has 28 vacancies out of the sanctioned strength of 94 judges. 

Case Details : GTL MAHAVITRAN BHRASHTACHAR VIRUDDH SAMITI vs. UNION OF INDIA| SLP(C) No. 021615 - / 2024