Kashmir
native named chief justice of state high court
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 06:33:27 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
In a departure from its more than two decades old practice, the
Supreme Court has recommended the appointment of Justice Nissar
Ahmed Kakru, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir, as the chief
justice of the state's high court.
The apex court move comes even as the government has yet to take a
final call on the steps it wants to take as part of the confidence
building measures for the trouble-torn Kashmir.
The decision was taken by the Supreme Court collegium, of five
senior most judges of the apex court headed by Chief Justice S.H.
Kapadia, last Thursday.
At present, Justice Kakru is the chief justice of the Andhra
Pradesh High Court.
The insiders in the legal fraternity say this departure could not
be seen in isolation.
They say the collegium move is an implicit part of the overall
initiative, including relaxing of the Armed Forces (Special
Powers) Act, that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is planning to
take after an all-party meeting Wednesday on handling of the
volatile Kashmir situation.
The timing of the development adds credence to the belief that the
collegium move was a part of the larger initiative of the prime
minister.
The collegium meeting was convened Thursday where the decision was
taken to break with the past practice of not allowing a son of the
soil from heading the state's high court.
This meeting, which many say was an emergency meeting, decided
that Justice Kakru would be the chief justice of the J&K High
Court. Consequently the present incumbent, Justice Aftab Hussain
Saikia, would be shifted as the chief justice of the Gauhati High
Court.
Justice Saikia belongs to Assam. But his going to the Gauhati High
Court was more a consequence to accommodate Justice Kakru as head
of the J&K High Court.
Soon after the decision on Justice Kakru was taken, the file
recommending his transfer was sent to the union law and justice
ministry for implementation and orders by the president.
Justice Kakru was appointed the chief justice of the Andhra
Pradesh High Court only in February this year.
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