The Delhi High Court collegium has taken an unusual step of withdrawing the name of a lawyer recommended for judgeship after the proposal had been sent to the Supreme Court collegium, the Union government, and the Delhi government.
The move marks an unprecedented churn in the Delhi High Court's ongoing exercise to elevate lawyers from the bar, the first such recommendations initiated under Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya.
The original list comprised seven names, but the collegium withdrew the recommendation of advocate Prachi Mishra and added two new names, of senior advocate Aseem Chawla and advocate Geetanjali Malviya Ojha.
The revised list now contains eight names, including Amit Prasad, who served as the special public prosecutor in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.
The recommendations will be examined by the Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant before being sent to the Union government for final appointments.
