As per the statement, Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and S. Abdul Nazeer raised an objection to the letter circulated by CJI U.U. Lalit, seeking their views regarding proposals for elevation to the Supreme Court.
In an unprecedented display of transparency, the Supreme Court Collegium on Monday made public details of the recent controversy arising out of an objection raised by two Collegium members against the procedure adopted by CJI UU Lalit to consider four names for elevation to the top court.
Two out of five judges of the Supreme Court Collegium headed by the Chief Justice of India have opposed the process of selection and appointing judges by circulation for filing up the vacancies in the Supreme Court.
In an unprecedented development, the Supreme Court Collegium has made public the names of the two judges on the panel who objected to the method of “circulation” adopted for eliciting the views of its members on the appointment of judges to the apex court.