In just ten days after the Supreme Court Collegium recommended the names of Justices Rajesh Bindal and Aravind Kumar, the government on Friday appointed them as judges of the Supreme Court.
“As per the provisions under the Constitution of India, Hon’ble President of India has appointed the following Chief Justices of High Courts as Judges of the Supreme Court. My best to them,” Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju said in a tweet.
As per the provisions under the Constitution of India, Hon’ble President of India has appointed the following Chief Justices of High Courts as Judges of the Supreme Court. My best to them.
1.Rajesh Bindal, Chief Justice, Allahabad HC.
2.Aravind Kumar, Chief Justice, Gujarat HC— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) February 10, 2023
On January 31, the Collegium recommended Justice Rajesh Bindal, Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court and Justice Aravind Kumar, Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court for appointment as judges of the Supreme Court.
A judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice Bindal was acting Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court before he was appointed Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court in October 2021. He will have a tenure of over two years till April 15, 2025.
Justice Kumar was a judge in the Karnataka High Court before he was appointed Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court. He will have a tenure of over three years till July 13, 2026.
On February 4, just three days after the Supreme Court Collegium, in an unusual move, recommended Justices Bindal and Kumar for appointment as Supreme Court judges, the government cleared five earlier recommendations that were pending for over seven weeks. The Collegium usually waits for a file to be cleared first before sending more recommendations.
