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Collegium judges meet CJI; ask to reiterate Justice Joseph's name: Updates

Here is all you need to know about the controversy surrounding Justice Joseph's proposed elevation to Supreme Court that has led to another Centre-Judiciary face-off

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A file photo of Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court K M Joseph during the inauguration of the Joint Conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on Sunday, April 24, 2016

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Although the much speculated Supreme Court Collegium meeting did not take place on Wednesday, four of the five senior most judges reportedly met at the chamber of CJI Dipak Misra to discuss the reiteration of Justice K M Joseph’s name for elevation to the apex court.

An apex court official said while there was a likelihood of the meeting being held on Wednesday, it was for the Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra to fix the date but as of now there is no official word on it.

"There is no official confirmation when the Collegium would meet," the official

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