SC Collegium Recommends Transfer Of Rajasthan HC Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog To Bombay HC [Read Resolution]

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended transfer Justice Pradeep Nandrajog, the current Chief Justice Rajasthan High Court to Bombay High Court.

The Collegium comprising of CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justices SA Bobde, NV Ramana, Arun Mishra and RF Nariman took note that the present Chief Justice of Bombay High Court Justice  N.H. Patil, is retiring on 6th April, 2019. 

":Office of the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court would be falling vacant shortly, consequent upon retirement of Mr. Justice N.H. Patil, Chief Justice of that High Court on 6 th April, 2019. Therefore, appointment to that office is required to be made", the resolution reads.

Justice Pradeep Nandrajog was enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council of Delhi in the year 1981. He was elevated as an Additional Judge of the Delhi High Court on 20th December 2002 and became a Permanent Judge on 16th April 2004. He was appointed as Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court on 2.4.2017.

It was reported that the Supreme Court collegium that met in December 2018 had taken a decision to elevate Justice Nandrajog to the Supreme Court. But, later the collegium decided to have a fresh look in the matter and instead recommended Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice Sanjiv Khanna to Supreme Court. This change of decision had generated huge controversy.

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