Supreme Court Collegium has reiterated the proposal for elevation of  Justices Aniruddha Bose And AS Bopanna to Supreme Court

Centre has recently returned the proposals forwarded by the Supreme Court collegium for elevation of Justice Aniruddha Bose and A S Bopanna citing the following reason

"The Supreme Court collegium's recommendation to elevate two judges has hit a hurdle, with sources claiming that the centre has returned it over seniority concerns. The government has sought a rethink on the decision".

Re-iterating the proposal, the Supreme Court Collegium said;

"The Collegium is of the view that, as laid down by the Supreme Court in its Opinion in Re: Special Reference No.1 of 1998 reported in (1998) 7 SCC 739, though inter-se seniority amongst Judges in their High Courts and their combined seniority on all-India basis should be given due weightage, merit should be the predominant consideration. The Collegium accordingly kept in mind these parameters while recommending the above two names".