Chief justices for three NE States recommended ; Justice AM Sapre to head State HC
Source: The Sangai Express / Agencies
Agartala, January 27 2013 :
The Supreme Court collegium has recommended three chief justices for the proposed high courts in the northeastern states of Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya, officials said here Sunday.
The three High Courts are likely to start functioning in March after completion of necessary formalities.
"We have heard that the Supreme Court collegium has recommended the names of three Chief Justices to the Union Ministry of Law and Justice," Datamohan Jamatia, Secretary, Tripura Law Department, told IANS.
"Now the Law and Justice Ministry through the Prime Minister would send the recommendations to the President for the appointment and notification of the three Chief Justices," he said.
As per the suggestions of the Supreme Court collegium, Justice T Meena Kumari, a Judge of the Patna High Court, who hails from Andhra Pradesh, is being elevated as the Chief Justice of Meghalaya.
Justice Deepak Gupta, who hails from Hi-machal Pradesh is being elevated as the Chief Justice of Tripura, and Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre, a Judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court, is being appointed as the Chief Justice of Manipur.
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The obligatory amendment to the North-Eastern Areas (Re-organisation) Act, 1971the North-Eastern Areas (Re-organisation) and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2012was passed by the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha in May 2012, paving the way for the creation of separate high courts in the three states.
With this, the total number of high courts in the country will increase from 21 to 24 .
According to another official of the Tripura law department, the strength of judges in the Tripura High Court will be four, including the chief justice.
followed by Meghalaya and Manipur three each that will include the chief justice.