Supreme Court receives govt’s reply on Justice Kureshi’s elevation, Collegium to consider
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Supreme Court receives govt’s reply on Justice Kureshi’s elevation, Collegium to consider

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said it received communication from the Law Ministry on the elevation of Justice Akil Kureshi as Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court.

   
The Supreme Court of India | Manisha Mondal/ThePrint

The Supreme Court of India | Manisha Mondal | ThePrint

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it had received a communication from the Ministry of Law and Justice on the Collegium’s recommendation, elevating Justice Akil Kureshi as the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the communication of the ministry would be placed before the Collegium to take a call on it.

The bench, also comprising justices S A Bobde and S A Nazeer, deferred the hearing on a plea moved by the Gujarat High Court Bar Association, which has sought a direction to the Centre to notify the elevation of Justice Kureshi.


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