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Transparency in Collegium system-03/10/2017

SUPREME COURT
HAT the decisions henceforth taken by the Collegium indicating the reasons shall be put on the website of the Supreme Court, when the recommendation(s) is/are sent to the Government of India, with regard to the cases relating to initial elevation to the High Court Bench, confirmation as permanent Judge(s) of the High Court, elevation to the post of Chief Justice of High Court, transfer of High Court Chief Justices / Judges andย elevation to the Supreme Court, because on each occasion theย material which is considered by the Collegium is different.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

Re: Transparency in Collegium system.

The Chief Justice of India proposed the following Agendaย for consideration by the Collegium:

โ€œDECISION ON UPLOADING OF COLLEGIUMโ€™Sย RESOLUTIONS WITH REASONS, ON EACH CANDIDATEย FOR ELEVATION AS JUDGE OF HIGH COURT, CHIEFย JUSTICE OF HIGH COURT OR AS JUDGE OF SUPREMEย COURT OR TRANSFER ON THE SUPREME COURTโ€™Sย OFFICIAL WEBSITE FOR ENSURING TRANSPARENCYย OF COLLEGIUM SYSTEMโ€.

The Collegium has resolved:

THAT the decisions henceforth taken by the Collegium indicating the reasons shall be put on the website of the Supreme Court, when the recommendation(s) is/are sent to the Government of India, with regard to the cases relating to initial elevation to the High Court Bench, confirmation as permanent Judge(s) of the High Court, elevation to the post of Chief Justice of High Court, transfer of High Court Chief Justices / Judges andย elevation to the Supreme Court, because on each occasion theย material which is considered by the Collegium is different.ย The Resolution is passed to ensure transparency and yetย maintain confidentiality in the Collegium system.

( Dipak Misra ), CJI.
( J.Chelameswar ), J.
( Ranjan Gogoi ), J.
( Madan B. Lokur ), J.
( Kurian Joseph ), J.

New Delhi,
October 03, 2017