Express News Service NEW DELHI: With the Supreme Court collegium yet to take a decision on appointment of judges, seven vacancies are looming large in the apex court. And there will be two more once the apex court resumes functioning in July. Justice AK Goel will retire on July 6, soon after the top court resumes work after a six-week summer vacation. Justice Chelameswar, who will be retiring officially on June 22, had his l a s t wo rking day on May 18. The chief justice of the Gujarat High Court, R Subhash Reddy, who is retiring on January 4 next year, is a strong contender to fill Justice Chelameswar’s slot. His Madhya Pradesh counterpart Hemant Gupta, whose parent high court is Punjab and Haryana, may be considered for the slot arising after Justice Goel’s retirement. Chances are the Supreme Court collegium may take up cases of six chief justices of high courts for their elevation to the apex court. Also, the case of Justice KM Joseph of the Uttarakhand High Court will be there for consideration as he is the longest serving chief justice of a high court at present. Only those chief justices whose tenure in the… Read full this story
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