Judges appointed to Madras, Allahabad and Gauhati HCs
The Hindu
Supreme Court Collegium had put forth the names
The Law Ministry on Tuesday notified the appointment of 15 lawyers and two judicial officers as judges of the Madras, the Allahabad and the Gauhati High Courts.
Judicial officer Marli Vankung, who has been appointed as a judge of the Gauhati HC, is not only the first woman judge from Mizoram but also the first High Court judge from the State.
Between August 8 and September 1, the Supreme Court Collegium had processed over 100 names recommended by various High Courts and had finally sent 68 names to the Government for appointment to 12 High Courts.
Around 440 MBBS graduates of 2021 are not required to undergo one year of compulsory rural service as per the bond signed by them while joining the medical course through government-quota seats in 2015 as the High Court of Karnataka has said the law, enacted in 2012 for mandatory rural service, remained unenforced for 10 years as it was published in the official gazette only in July 2022.