The Supreme Court Collegium today deferred its decision on the issue of reconsidering the name of Uttarakhand Chief jsutice K M Joseph for elevation as an apex court judge.
All the five judges of the Collegium -- Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices J Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan B Lokur and Kurian Joseph --took part in the meeting.
The Collegium resolution said that it met "to consider the following agenda:'To reconsider the case of Mr. Justice K.M. Joseph, Chief Justice, Uttarakhand High Court [PHC:Kerala], pursuant to letters dated 26th & 30th April, 2018 received from Ministry of Law & Justice, Government of India and also to consider the names of Judges from Calcutta, Rajasthan, and Telangana & Andhra Pradesh High Courts for elevation as Judges of the Supreme Court, in view of the concept of fair representation.'Deferred,".
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