Top sources in the government said here that Justice Joseph is two and a half years junior to justices lndira Banerjee and Vineet Saran in all-India seniority of high court judges
Justice Lodha said the notification can be "altered" if the CJI Dipak Misra succeeds in convincing the Centre that the collegium's recommendation has not been considered in its true spirits
Official sources said the members of the Collegium deliberated on the issue for nearly an hour. Details on the outcome of the meeting are awaited