Six months after the Supreme Court once again reiterated its recommendation to appoint a lawyer as a judge of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, it once again deviated from the procedural memorandum governing the appointment of judges to the higher judicial body.
The government has not yet taken action on this. As an advocate for Jammu, Nagral served as a Senior Additional Advocate General of the former state of government, he has represented security forces in the High Court, including the Army, BSF and CRPF. Nagral ‘s name was first proposed by the collegiate panel of the High Court on August 24, 2017.
His candidacy was approved by the collegiate panel of the Supreme Court on April 6, 2018. Subsequently, in January 2019 and March this year, the collegiate panel of the Supreme Court reiterated its decision.
By convention, if the decision is reiterated, the government will inevitably accept the college’s recommendation. In addition to Nagral , the Supreme Court Academy also reiterated the names of two other J&K High Court judges, which are still awaiting trial by the government. On September 1, it reiterated the names of its supporters Khajuria Kazmi. Kazmi’s name was first recommended in October 2019, and Bharti’s name was recommended in March. Khajuria Kazmi is a senior advocate who served as an additional attorney general during the governor’s reign in 2016 and continued to serve in the PDP-BJP government of J&K led by Mehbooba Mufti until her service was terminated.
The names of Khajuria Kazmi and Bharti were among the 12 names reaffirmed by the Supreme Court Academy led by Chief Justice N V Ramana of India on September 1. Regarding the Allahabad High Court, the college reiterated its recommendation to appoint three judicial officials, OOm Prakash Tripathi, Umesh Chandra Sharma and Syed Waiz Mian. Regarding the Rajasthan High Court, the college reiterated its recommendation to Farzand Ali, an additional defense lawyer for the state government led by Congress. On October 11, Ali’s name-the first recommendation of the Supreme Court Academy in July 2019-was approved by the government.
News Source : The Indian Express
