Supreme Court of India

Special Reference No. I of 1998 v. -----

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Reported as [1998] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 400

Bench S.P. Bharucha, M.K. Mukherjee, S.B. Majmudar, Sujata V. Manohar, G.T. Nanavati, S. Saghirahmad, K. Venkataswami, B.N. Kirpal and G. B. Pattanaik JJ.

Decided 28 October 1998

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Constitution of India, 1950-Articles 143 and 124 (2), 217 (1) and 222(1)-Presidential reference re-consultation between the Chief Justice of India and his brother judges regarding appointments of Supreme Court and High Court judges and transfer of latter-Answering the reference held, Chief Justice of India must make a recommendation to appoint a judge of the Supreme Court and to transfer a Chief Justice or puisne Judge of a High Court in consultation with the four senior most puisne Judges of the Supreme Court-In so far as an appointment to the High Court is concerned, the recommendation must

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