The Supreme Court Collegium has proposed to appoint Justice Dipankar Datta, presently a judge at the Calcutta High Court, as the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court and to appoint Justice Biswanath Somadder of Calcutta High Court, presently at Allahabad High Court, as the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court.
The Collegium has also recommended that Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court, Justice Mohd Rafiq, should be transferred as the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court.
Pertinently, the SC Collegium had first recommended former Chief Justice of the Madras HC, Justice VK Tahilramani to be appointed as the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya HC.
However, consequent to her resignation in September 2019 as a sign of protest against the proposal, the recommendation to elevate Justice Rafiq at the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court was made vide Resolution dated October 17.
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