"Centre Can't Repeatedly": Supreme Court Recommends 2 Lawyers Again
NDTV
"The inputs which have been furnished by the Department of Justice in the file on November 25, 2022 do not contain any fresh material or ground," read the top court's letter to the Centre which it uploaded on its website today.
The Supreme Court Collegium has reiterated the names of two advocates -- Amitesh Banerjee and Sakya Sen -- for appointment as judges in the Calcutta High Court, remarking that it was "not open for the government to repeatedly send back the proposal'. The Collegium has also reiterated the names of three other senior lawyers for elevation, among them openly gay lawyer Saurabh Kirpal.
There has been extensive back and forth on the two advocates -- whose names were recommended by the Collegium in July 2019. The government had sent its disapproval, after which the names were recommended again.
"The inputs which have been furnished by the Department of Justice in the file on November 25, 2022 do not contain any fresh material or ground," read the top court's letter to the Centre which it uploaded on its website today.
"Moreover, after the Supreme Court Collegium reiterated the proposal on September 1, 2021, it was not open to the Department to repeatedly send back the same proposal which has been reiterated by the Supreme Court Collegium after duly considering the objections of the Government," read the letter signed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, and Justices SK Kaul and KM Joseph.
