Country may get its first woman CJI: Justice B.V. Nagratna may become Chief Justice in 2027, Collegium recommended the names of 9 judges

Justice B.V. Nagratna may become the first woman Chief Justice of the country in 2027. The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by the current Chief Justice NV Ramana, has recommended the names of nine judges, including Justice Nagarathna, for promotion. Justice Nagarathna is currently a judge of the Karnataka High Court.

If the name of Justice Nagaratna gets the approval of the central government, then she can become the Chief Justice of India in 2027. However, that term of his will last only a little more than a month.

Justice Nagarathna’s father, Justice E.S. Venkatramaiah has also been the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He held this post from 19 June 1989 to 17 December 1989.

Justice Nagarathna spoke of the media regulation system
Justice Nagarathna was appointed an additional judge in the Karnataka High Court in 2008, and was appointed a permanent judge in 2010. He has given many important decisions on the basis of commercial and constitutional laws. In addition, in 2012, in view of the increasing cases of fake news, Justice Nagarathna and other judges had directed the central government to examine the possibility of regulating media broadcasting. However, he also warned of the dangers of government control over the media.

No appointment in SC after CJI Ranjan Gogoi’s retirement
On August 12 from the Supreme Court, Justice R.F. After Nariman’s retirement, the number of judges in the Supreme Court has come down to 25, while there are 34 judges, including the Chief Justice. If these recommendations are accepted, then the number of judges in the Supreme Court will increase to 33 and one seat will be left. Justice Navin Sinha is also retiring from the Supreme Court. Not a single appointment has been made in the Supreme Court so far after the retirement of former Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on March 19, 2019.

3 women judges out of 9 recommendations
According to sources, out of the nine judges recommended by the collegium, three are women. Apart from Justice Nagratna, the names of Justice Hima Kohli, Chief Justice of Telangana High Court and Justice Bela Trivedi of Gujarat High Court have also been recommended.

Apart from these, Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court Abhay Srinivas Oka, Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court Vikram Nath, Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari, Kerala High Court Judge C.T. Ravi and Justice M.M. Sundaresh’s name has been recommended for elevation in the Supreme Court.