Greeva Garg –
Published on: August 18, 2021 14:07 IST
Justice BV Nagarathna, who is currently a Judge in the Karnataka High Court is in line to become first woman Chief Justice of India in 2027.
The Supreme Court Collegium led by Chief Justice of India Justice NV Ramana has recommended nine Judges for elevation to the Apex Court.
Justice BV Nagarathna is one among the nine recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium for elevation.
Chief Justice Ramana has said that, “It’s time for a woman to head the judiciary.”
Justice BV Nagarathna was appointed as an Additional Judge of the High Court of Karnataka in 2008 and as a permanent Judge nearly two years later. Her appointment will be a historic moment for the country’s judiciary. She will be following in the footsteps of her father ES Venkataramiah, who was the Chief Justice of India between June 1989 until his retirement in December 1989.
The collegium is believed to have ended the nearly-two-year-long logjam by recommending the names of nine Judges to the Central Government.
With the retirement of Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman on August 12, the strength of Judges in the top court had come down to 25 as against the sanctioned strength of 34, which had to be regarded seriously.
Two other woman Judges are also been recommended by the Collegium, Chief Justice of Telangana Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Bela Trivedi, Judge in Gujarat High Court.