Chandigarh: The Supreme Court Collegium on Tuesday approved the names of six additional judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court as permanent judges, marking the first time that the SC collegium evaluated their performance as judges after appointment.
This rating is based on the quality of their judgments during the initial period of their appointment as HC judges.
Justice Vikas Bahl, Justice Vikas SuriJustice Sandeep Moudgil, Justice Vinod Sharma BhardwajJustice Pankaj Jain and Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi have been made permanent judges.
As per the decision of the collegium, Justice Vikas Bahl, Justice Pankaj Jain and Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi have been rated as Very Good, Justice Vikas Suri and Justice Sandeep Moudgilas as Good and Justice Vinod Sharma Bhardwaj as Excellent.
The following reported ratings by the panel
These ratings have been given following a report by a committee constituted in terms of the Supreme Court Collegium’s resolution dated October 26, 2017, to evaluate the decisions of these additional judges. Judges of the apex court familiar with the working of the Punjab and Haryana High Court were also consulted to ascertain the suitability of these additional judges who were to be appointed as Chief Justices.
“With a view to assessing the competency and suitability of the aforesaid Additional Judges for appointment as Permanent Judges, we have scrutinized the material placed on record including the observations made by the Department of Justice and the complaints placed before us.” Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud.
As per the SC Collegium’s April 17 resolution, issued on Tuesday, the Punjab and Haryana High Court collegium unanimously recommended the names of these additional judges as permanent judges of that high court on December 19, 2022. The above recommendation had the concurrence of the Chief Ministers and Governors of the States of Punjab and Haryana. On April 13, the SC collegium had received the final report on these recommendations from the Department of Justice of the Union government.
This rating is based on the quality of their judgments during the initial period of their appointment as HC judges.
Justice Vikas Bahl, Justice Vikas SuriJustice Sandeep Moudgil, Justice Vinod Sharma BhardwajJustice Pankaj Jain and Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi have been made permanent judges.
As per the decision of the collegium, Justice Vikas Bahl, Justice Pankaj Jain and Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi have been rated as Very Good, Justice Vikas Suri and Justice Sandeep Moudgilas as Good and Justice Vinod Sharma Bhardwaj as Excellent.
The following reported ratings by the panel
These ratings have been given following a report by a committee constituted in terms of the Supreme Court Collegium’s resolution dated October 26, 2017, to evaluate the decisions of these additional judges. Judges of the apex court familiar with the working of the Punjab and Haryana High Court were also consulted to ascertain the suitability of these additional judges who were to be appointed as Chief Justices.
“With a view to assessing the competency and suitability of the aforesaid Additional Judges for appointment as Permanent Judges, we have scrutinized the material placed on record including the observations made by the Department of Justice and the complaints placed before us.” Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud.
As per the SC Collegium’s April 17 resolution, issued on Tuesday, the Punjab and Haryana High Court collegium unanimously recommended the names of these additional judges as permanent judges of that high court on December 19, 2022. The above recommendation had the concurrence of the Chief Ministers and Governors of the States of Punjab and Haryana. On April 13, the SC collegium had received the final report on these recommendations from the Department of Justice of the Union government.