New Delhi: On January 17, 2023, after CJI-LED Supreme Court Court Collegium, customers were returned to the case files and lawyer Ramaswamy Neelkandon prepared as a High Court judge, recommended to appoint the Union Government, as well as four other consultations including AlC Victoria Gauri, including Madras High Court.The Sangh government appointed all of them as judges except Neelalakandan. Although the names of five advocates were sent by the SC Collectorate on the same day, the government appointed them in batches – three on February 3, 2023, and fourth on 27 February 2023.Neelalakandan, belonging to the OBC community, shares his fate with 28 other advocates, whose names were suggested to the government by the collegium between January 2023 and April this year. The center’s policy of pick and choosing has left them in suspense – whether the practice resumes or wait for the center’s node to become an HC judge.While the wait for Neelkandan has increased by over 29 months, advocate Subhash Upadhyay, whose name was recommended by Collegium on April 12, 2023, has been waiting for the warrant of appointment for the last 26 months, for Judgment in Uttarakhand HC.Along with Upadhyay, the collegium recommended the name of three advocates and a judicial officer for appointment as HC judge. Only Upadhyay’s name was left. Like him, Advocate Arun Kumar is waiting for the collegium to take action on May 9, 2023, recommendation for his appointment as Allahabad HC Judge.On October 17, 2023, the collegium recommended the names of five advocates for appointment as a judge of Madhya Pradesh HC. Among them, only advocate Amit Seth is still waiting for the appointment.Of the 29 advocates, appointment is still awaited as HC judges, five women are advocates. Among them, Shamima Jahn, a lawyer, the longest waiting, is recommended by the collegium on January 4, 2024 for the appointment by the collegium as a judge of Gauhati HC.Sharing the fate of other female advocate Jahhan, Sreej Vijayalakshmi (recommended name on 16 April 2024), Tajal Vashi (October 15, 2024; Gujarat HC), Shwetasri Majumdar (21 August, 2024; Delhi HC), and Sheetal Mirrriha (March 5, 2025; Rajasthan).Despite the gradual Chief Justice, including CJI BR Gawai, to affect the Union Government and to choose from the list and avoid avoiding appointments stagnated with the same batch, the government has not left the practice that creates seniority issues in constitutional courts where there are two cruel factories for merit and seniority career.Interestingly, the collegium recommendations for appointment of judges in the Supreme Court have been rapidly processed and implemented by the government, in some cases the appointments have come within three days of recommendations.The collegium recommended the government to appoint the government as NV Anjaria, Vijay Bishnoi and Chandurkar as SC judges on 26 May. The three were sworn in as judges of the Supreme Court on 30 May.On 26 May, the collegium recommended the appointments of Chief Justice for the transfer and repatriation of 22 HC judges and transfer of 22 HC judges. More than a month later, the government has not yet had an impact of the appointments and transfer of HC CJs and judges.
