February 15, 2019:

The Supreme Court Collegium has remitted two names recommended for elevation – one each to the Calcutta High Court and the Orissa High Court – to the respective High Court Collegia.

Judicial Officer Rabindranath Samanta was recommended for elevation to the Calcutta High Court on April 5, 2018. On Oct 24 last year, the Supreme Court Collegium had decided to defer the recommendation.

Advocate Kali Prasanna Mishra was recommended for elevation to the Orissa High Court on May 5 last year, and the same was deferred by the Supreme Court Collegium on Oct 31.

Although it hasn’t given a reason for doing so, the Collegium has now chosen to remit Mishra’s name to the High Court Collegium.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended 11 names for elevation to the Bench of the Allahabad High Court, by two resolutions passed on Feb 12, 2019.

Judicial Officer Ali Zamin, was originally considered for elevation as a High Court judge by the Supreme Court Collegium in Oct last year, along with the names of 14 others.

However, the Collegium found it appropriate that the proposal for his elevation be deferred.

The Collegium has now approved the proposed elevation of Ali Zamin, following an Allahabad HC communication made last Nov.

The Collegium has taken into account the report of the Chief Justice as well as observations made by the Department of Justice to arrive at its decision.

Another resolution passed the same day deals with the proposed elevation of 16 advocates.

The Collegium had originally considered these names along with 17 other names in Sep last year. However, the consideration of these 16 names was deferred at the time.

Of these names, one advocate, Manish Goyal has withdrawn his consent to be made a Judge. Therefore, the Collegium has not considered his proposed elevation further.

Of the remaining advocates, the Collegium has approved the elevation of ten names. The advocates so recommended for appointment as Allahabad High Court judges are Vipin Chandra Dixit, Ramanand Pandey, Shekhar Kumar Yadav, Ravi Nath Tilhari, Deepak Verma, Gautam Chaudhary, Manish Kumar, Vivek Ratan Agrawal, Samit Gopal and Alok Kumar Yadav.

Resolution for Allahabad High Court (Judicial Officers)

Resolution for Allahabad High Court (Advocates)

Resolution for Calcutta High Court (Judicial Officer)

Resolution for Orissa High Court (Advocate)

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