Notably, Justice Agarwal was not too long ago additionally recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium to turn out to be the subsequent Chief Justice of the Rajasthan Excessive Courtroom.
This growth got here within the backdrop of an argument surrounding the current Performing Chief Justice of the Rajasthan Excessive Courtroom, Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma.
Supreme Courtroom Justice Sandeep Mehta recently wrote to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant looking for Justice Sharma’s switch out of Rajasthan and appointment of a daily Chief Justice from one other Excessive Courtroom.
Justice Mehta levelled allegations of a misuse of administrative powers and case listings by Justice Sharma. Justice Sharma has denied the allegations, counter-alleging that they had been borne out of private animosity. He has additionally opted to not carry out any judicial work for now.
Amid these developments, the Collegium had proposed that Chhattisgarh Excessive Courtroom’s Justice Agrawal be instantly transferred to the Rajasthan Excessive Courtroom and be appointed its Chief Justice. This proposal, nonetheless, is but to be cleared by the Central authorities.
Within the meantime, the Centre has now appointed Justice Agarwal as Chhattisgarh Excessive Courtroom’s Performing Chief Justice.
