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- Recently, the Ministry of Law and Justice notified the appointment of three additional judges to the Calcutta High Court and transfers made to the Madras and Madhya Pradesh High Courts.
- The Supreme Court Collegium recommended their elevation in September.
About Collegium system
- It is the system of appointment and transfer of judges that has evolved through judgments of the Supreme Court, and not by an Act of Parliament or by a provision of the Constitution.
- The Supreme Court Collegium is headed by the Chief Justice of India and comprises four other senior-most judges of the court.
- A High Court collegium is led by its Chief Justice and four other senior-most judges of that court.
- Names recommended for appointment by a High Court collegium reaches the government only after approval by the CJI and the Supreme Court Collegium.
- Judges of the higher judiciary are appointed only through the Collegium system, and the government has a role only after names have been decided by the collegium.
Constitutional Provisions for Appointment of Judges
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Source: TH
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