Center notifies appointment of additional judge in Gauhati High Court
New Delhi: The Center on Thursday appointed Chief Justice of India D.Y. As per the recommendation of Advocate N. Notification issued for the appointment of Unni Krishnan Nair as Additional Judge of Gauhati High Court. Supreme Court collegium led by Chandrachud.
“In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Ski N. Unni Krishnan Nair to be Additional Judge of the Gauhati High Court for a term of two. By the Union Ministry of Law and Justice “He will be effective for a period of years from the date he assumes charge of his office,” a notification issued said.
On May 29 this year, the Supreme Court collegium had recommended Nair for appointment along with advocate Kaushik Goswami after the Gauhati High Court collegium unanimously put forward its recommendation.
Only last week, the President had appointed lawyer Goswami as Additional Judge of Gauhati High Court for a period of two years.
On Monday, the Supreme Court had asked the Center to stop the selective ‘pick and choose’ approach in appointments to the higher judiciary and warned the Attorney General that he can pass orders on the judicial side which is “interested” in this problem. ” Not possible. The Central Government is not paying attention to this.
The SC Collegium on October 18 said it has consulted colleagues familiar with the Gauhati High Court cases to ascertain the fitness and suitability of these advocates for promotion.
With regard to Advocate Krishnan Nair, all four Counsel-Judges gave a unanimous positive opinion and said that the candidate has an extensive practice which is reflected in his quite high professional income and the large number of judgments delivered in the cases in which he appears. Had happened or argued.
Further, the SC collegium rejected an adverse comment made by the Justice Department in the file, saying it should not come in the way of recommending a candidate, especially when the government has placed on record a report in its assessment . That nothing adverse has come to light against his integrity.
