The Central government on Thursday approved the appointment of judicial officer Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal as a judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court.
The Union Law Minister, Kiren Rijiju, made the announcement via his Twitter account.
“In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint and transfer High Court Judges,” the tweet stated.
On April 12, the Supreme Court Collegium recommended the judicial officer’s name.
The High Court Collegium made the recommendation in September 2022, as per the Supreme Court Collegium.
As a result, because the Governor’s comments, as advised by the Chief Minister, were not received within six weeks of receiving the proposal, it was assumed that they had nothing to add.
“The proposal has been processed by invoking Para 14 of the Memorandum of Procedure which provides that if the comments of the Governor as advised by the Chief Minister are not received within six weeks from the date of receipt of the proposal from the Chief Justice of the High Court, it shall be presumed by the Union Minister of Law and Justice that the constitutional authorities in the State have nothing to add to the proposal and proceed accordingly,” the resolution stated.
Currently, the Chhattisgarh High Court has 14 judges as opposed to the sanctioned strength of 22 with an 8-judge vacancy.
