The solution signed by the three-member Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna said that “having respect to each applicable factors, the Collegium is of the considered presumption that Mr Justice D Krishnakumar is acceptable and suitable successful each respects for being appointed arsenic the Chief Justice of High Court of Manipur”. (Express Photo)
The Supreme Court Collegium connected Monday recommended the assignment of Madras High Court justice Justice D Krishnakumar arsenic the adjacent Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court.
The solution signed by the three-member Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna said that “having respect to each applicable factors, the Collegium is of the considered presumption that Mr Justice D Krishnakumar is acceptable and suitable successful each respects for being appointed arsenic the Chief Justice of High Court of Manipur”.
The vacancy volition originate pursuing the status of Manipur High Court Chief Justice Siddharth Mridul connected November 21, 2024.
Recommending his elevation, the Collegium, besides comprising Justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant, said that helium was appointed arsenic a justice of the Madras High Court connected April 7, 2016, and is owed to discontinue connected May 21, 2025. “He is the senior-most puisne justice (any justice of a precocious tribunal different than the Chief Justice) successful his genitor precocious tribunal and belongs to a backward community. Before his elevation arsenic a justice of the precocious court, helium had extended signifier successful civil, law and work matters successful the precocious court, with specialisation successful law law. He is simply a competent justice with a dependable ineligible acumen. He is endowed with precocious level of integrity and honesty,” the Collegium said.
The Collegium added that it had besides considered the information that determination is lone 1 Chief Justice from the Madras High Court among the Chief Justices of the precocious courts astatine present.