New Delhi, September 3, 2012
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| Hon'ble Justice Kapadia |
Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia, who retires this month, has
recommended the name of seniormost Supreme Court judge Justice Altamas Kabir as
his successor, setting in motion the process of change of guard in the apex
court.
Sources in the Law Ministry said Justice Kapadia, due to retire
on September 28, recommended the name of Justice Kabir (64) recently.
As per the Memorandum of Procedure which governs the appointment
of members of the higher judiciary, “appointment to the office of the Chief
Justice of India should be of the seniormost Judge of the Supreme Court
considered fit to hold the office.”
It stipulates that the Law Minister would, at the appropriate
time, seek the recommendation of the outgoing Chief Justice of India for the
appointment of the next CJI.
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| Hon'ble Justice Altams Kabir |
Under this process, after receipt of the recommendation of the
CJI, the Law Minister puts it before the Prime Minister who advises the
President in the matter of appointment.
Justice Kabir, who was elevated to the Supreme Court in
September, 2005, would retire on July 18, 2013 after attaining the age of 65.
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