Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 1457 · Decided 17 December 2008
Shanti Bhushan and ANR. v. Union of India and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 1457 · [2008] 17 S.C.R. 791
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 375/2007
- Decided
- 17 December 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
" ..,., Superior Judiciary - High Court Judge - Appointment of Additional Judge as Permanent Judge - Without consultation c with col/egiLim of Judges - Challenged in public interest - Extension of the term of the Judge concerned as Additional Judge on various occasions whereas not as Permanent Judge - Held: Appointment of Additional Judge as Permanent Judge without consultation D with the co/legium is not illegal - Such consultation has been -- r resorted to at the time of initial appointment as Additional Judge - The rigor of the scrutiny and the process of
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