Supreme Court questions govt move to examine HC judge contenders

Judicial appointments as of now are being carried out based on the old memorandum of procedure (MoP)

The Supreme Court collegium has questioned the government's move to hold "detailed scrutiny" of professional record of advocates and judicial officers recommended for judgeship by high courts, but the Law Ministry continues to send a summary of the candidates' professional track record to the body of top five judges.

In July 2017, the Law Ministry had informed the Cabinet Secretary that, "now the process of detailed scrutiny of proposals received for appointment of judges from high courts has been initiated." "In the case of advocates, their reported judgements (in cases they represented), and in case of judicial officers their case