Kerala Advocate General Gopalakrishna Kurup on Wednesday criticized the Central government's persistent interference with the Supreme Court Collegium's recommendations for appointing judges to constitutional courts, especially the High Courts.
Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony for five additional judges at the Kerala High Court, the AG specifically highlighted the delayed appointment of judicial officer PP Krishna Kumar, who was among the five sworn in as High Court judges today.
"One among the Lords, Justice PP Krishna Kumar, would have been sworn in exactly a year ago on 25.10.2023, had it not been for the much-criticized executive tinkering with the collegium decision," Kurup said.
He then highlighted the recurring delays in appointments to the constitutional courts.
"Though a cliche, I may say, 'better late than never', for we have manifold instances of repeatedly reiterated recommendations (by) the Supreme Court Collegium regarding appointments to constitutional courts gathering dust at the annals of the Union Executive for no tenable reason," Kurup remarked.
While his recommendation was pending, Kumar served as the Registrar General (RG) of the High Court. Notably, in this role, he was responsible for reading out the appointment letters of the other judges who were recommended for elevation through the same resolution in which he was first proposed by the Collegium in 2023.
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