On Monday, the Ministry of Law and Justice, government of India has notified the appointment of three advocates and judges of the Gujarat High Court.
The union minister of Law And Justice Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal informed about this development through his Twitter handle.
These Lawyers are:
- Advocate Sanjeev Jayendra Thaker;
- Advocate Deeptendra Narayan Ray @ D N Ray; and
- Advocate Maulik Jitendra Shelat.
The Supreme Court Collegium on 13th August recommended the names of three advocates to be appointed as judges of the Gujarat High Court.
The Collegium comprising the Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice BR Gavai recommended the above mentioned names.
Collegium’s Recommendation about Newly Appointed Judges:
(i) Shri Sanjeev Jayendra Thaker
Out of the four consultee-Judges, three have given positive opinion on the suitability of the candidate for appointment as a Judge of the High Court and one has offered no opinion. The inputs provided by the Department of Justice in the file indicate that the candidate enjoys a good personal and professional image and that nothing adverse has come to notice with regard to his integrity. He practises predominantly in the City Civil & Sessions Court, Family Court, Small Causes Court, Ahmedabad and also in District Courts of the State. His experience of 31 years at the Bar in handling cases at the trial level would be very useful, particularly in dealing with civil, commercial and arbitration cases in the High Court of Gujarat. Bearing in mind all the relevant facts and circumstances, the Collegium is of the considered view that the candidate is fit and suitable for appointment as a Judge of the High Court.
(ii) Shri Deeptendra Narayan Ray @ D N Ray
We have considered the views of the consultee-Judges on the suitability of the candidate. The inputs provided by the Department of Justice in the file indicate that the candidate enjoys a good personal and professional image and that nothing adverse has come to notice with regard to his integrity. The candidate regularly practises before the Supreme Court and has recently been designated as a Senior Advocate by the Supreme Court. He has extensive practice which is reflected in his professional income of Rs. 83.29 lakhs and 58 reported judgments delivered in the cases in which he has appeared. Bearing in mind all the relevant facts and circumstances, the Collegium is of the considered view that the candidate is fit and suitable for appointment as a Judge of the High Court.
(iii) Shri Maulik Jitendra Shelat
While three consultee-Judges have given positive opinion on the suitability of the candidate for appointment as a Judge of the High Court, one consultee-Judge has stated that he has not seen the performance of the candidate personally. The inputs provided by the Department of Justice in the file indicate that the candidate enjoys a good personal and professional image and that nothing adverse has come to notice about his integrity. Bearing in mind all the relevant facts and circumstances, the Collegium is of the considered view that the candidate is fit and suitable for appointment as a Judge of the High Court.
