INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court collegium has overruled the objections of the Union department of justice to recommend the appointment of four
advocates as judges of Bombay, Madras and Karnataka high courts, saying their elevation would increase the representation of women,
marginalised communities and tax experts in constitutional courts.The collegium of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices Sanjay Kishan
Kaul and Sanjiv Khanna recommended the appointment of Manjusha Ajay Deshpande as a judge of Bombay HC, N Senthilkumar and G Arul Murugan for
Madras HC and KV Aravind for Karnataka HC, proposals for which were initiated by the HC collegiums concerned in August-September last
candidate is a competent lawyer
She has been in practice, since 1991, for over 32 years
The candidate is well versed in several branches of law, particularly in constitutional and service matters
Her elevation would add to the representation of women on the bench of Bombay HC, particularly amongst women lawyers practising before the
We have considered the observations of the department of justice in the file
There is a need for specialised judges having domain experience in this branch of law
proposal of August last year for appointment of advocates Senthilkumar (belonging to SC community) and Murugan (OBC), the SC collegium
