Judges Appointed in Rajasthan High Court | 02 Apr 2025
Why in News?
Four new judges were appointed in the Rajasthan High Court , taking the number of judges in the court to 38.
Key Points
- About the Judges:
- Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava administered the oath to the Judges at a formal ceremony held in the court.
- The new judges include Anand Sharma from Jaipur and Sunil Beniwal, Mukesh Rajpurohit and Sandeep Shah from Jodhpur.
- Appointment of Judges of the High Court:
- Article 217 of the Constitution: It says that the Judge of the High Court shall be appointed by the President in consultation with the Chief Justice of India (CJI), the Governor of the State .
- In the case of appointment of a Judge other than the Chief Justice, the Chief Justice of the High Court is consulted.
- Consultation process: High Court judges are recommended by a collegium consisting of the CJI and two senior-most judges.
- The proposal is made by the Chief Justice of the High Court concerned in consultation with two senior-most colleagues.
- The recommendation is sent to the Chief Minister, who advises the Union Law Minister to send the proposal to the Governor.
- The Chief Justice of the High Court is appointed on the basis of the policy that the Chief Justice of a State will be from outside the concerned State.
- Article 217 of the Constitution: It says that the Judge of the High Court shall be appointed by the President in consultation with the Chief Justice of India (CJI), the Governor of the State .
Rajasthan High Court
- The Rajasthan High Court is located in Jodhpur and was established on 29 August 1949 under the Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949 .
- At present the sanctioned strength of judges in this court is 50, while the number of serving judges till March 2025 is 38.
- Before the unification of Rajasthan, five different High Courts were functioning in different units of the state. The Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949 abolished these different courts and provided for a single High Court for the entire state.
- Initially the Rajasthan High Court was headquartered in Jaipur and was inaugurated by Rajpramukh Maharaja Sawai Man Singh on 29 August 1949.
- Later, after the complete integration of Rajasthan in 1956 , it was shifted to Jodhpur on the recommendation of the Satyanarayan Rao Committee .
- The first Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court was Kamla Kant Varma .