The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will hear on November 13 the issue related to implementation of the decision of the apex court Collegium by the Centre on elevation of Bombay High Court judge Justice Akil Kureshi as the Chief Justice of the Tripura High Court.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjeev Khanna said the matter will be listed on Wednesday and the chief justice-designate Justice S A Bobde would be a part of the two-member bench headed by the outgoing CJI.
“Post the matter November 13, 2019, before a Bench comprising of The Chief Justice and Justice S A Bobde,” the bench said.
The apex court Monday posted the matter for today after the Centre informed that “administrative formalities” are required to be completed to implement the Collegium’s decision on elevation of Justice Kureshi.
A lawyers’ body of Gujarat High Court, which has filed a petition on the issue of “non-compliance” with the Collegium’s recommendation on Justice Kureshi, has been opposing the delay by the Centre.
The Gujarat High Court Advocates Association (GHCAA) has alleged that the Centre is yet to comply with the Collegium’s subsequent decision of elevating justice Kureshi.The Collegium had initially recommended elevation of Justice Kureshi as Chief Justice (CJ) of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, and later, after taking note of the Centre’s communication, it transferred him to the Tripura Hight Court as the CJ.