LAW FOR ALL

The collegium of the Madras High Court consisting of the Hon’ble Chief Justice and two senior most Judges vide Resolution dated 12.12.2013 recommended a list of 12 persons comprising of ten advocates and two District Judges for consideration by the collegium of Supreme Court for appointment as Judges of the Madras High Court. - D.B. bench passed interim orders - supreme court collegium return the list to the High court - Apex court held that Judicial review is permissible only on assessment of eligibility and not on suitability. and further held that In such a fact-situation, the writ petitioners or the members of the Bar could approach Hon’ble the Chief Justice of India; or the Hon’ble Law Minister, but instead of resorting to such a procedure, the writ petitioners had adopted an unwarranted short cut knowing it fully well that on the ground of the suitability, the writ petitions were not maintainable.= Registrar General, High Court of Madras …Petitioner Versus R. Gandhi & Ors. …Respondent = 2014 (March . Part ) judis.nic.in/supremecourt/filename=41297