SC Collegium Recommends Elevation Of Patna HC CJ Vinod Chandran As Supreme Court Judge

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of Justice K Vinod Chandran, the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court, as a judge of the Supreme Court.

Justice K. Vinod Chandran was appointed as a Judge of the High Court of Kerala on 08th November 2011 and was elevated as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Patna on 29th March 2023 and has been functioning as the Chief Justice of that High Court since then.

While recommending his name, the Collegium has taken into consideration the fact that there is no representation on the Bench of the Supreme Court from the High Court of Kerala. It may be noted that with the retirement of Justice CT Ravikumar last week, there is no judge from Kerala at the Supreme Court.

The Collegium led by CJI Sanjiv Khanna noted that during his long tenure as a judge, Justice Vinod Chandran "has acquired significant experience in diverse fields of law."