The Supreme Court Collegium has elevated Justice Sandeep Mehta has been elevated to the Supreme Court of India.
Justice Sandeep Mehta is Chief Justice of the Gaugati high Court. Justice Mehta's parent High Court is Rajasthan High Court.
The Supreme Court Recommandation says as under:-
Mr Justice Sandeep Mehta was appointed as a judge of the Rajasthan High Court on 30 May 2011. Having attained seniority in his parent High Court he was elevated as Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court and is serving there since 15 February 2023. The Rajasthan High Court which is his parent High Court is a large High Court which does not have representation on the Bench of the Supreme Court. Mr Justice Mehta has served as a judge of the High Court for more than 12 years. During his long tenure as a judge of the Rajasthan High Court and as Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court, Mr Justice Mehta has acquired significant adjudicatory experience. Before his elevation, he practised before trial courts, High Court and the Supreme Court, mainly in constitutional and criminal laws. The judgments authored by him dealing with issues in various branches of law stand testimony to his legal acumen and competence. Mr. Justice Mehta stands at Sl. No. 23 in the combined all India seniority of High Court Judges. In the seniority of Judges hailing from the High Court of Rajasthan, he stands at Sl. No.1. Apart from according representation to the State of Rajasthan, the appointment of Mr Justice Mehta will provide a value addition in terms of his acquired knowledge and experience.
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