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while speaking in front of the chief justice. She said that the petition was not against Smt. Indu
Malhotra, but was against the government, which was not clearing the name of Joseph, for segregating the collegium's recommendation. CJI Dipak Misra sternly rebuked lawyers while the Supreme Court not
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Collegium had recommended the name of Joseph for their appointment as a judge of the
Supreme Court. While recommending Joseph's name for elevation to the Supreme Court, the five member collegium unanimously said that "The Collegium considered that at the time of recommendation, Mr. Justice K. M.
500:. The government's extraordinary step provoked outrage among opposition parties and questions from the legal fraternity, but the Chief Justice said: "If the centre has segregated the recommendation and sent one of the names for reconsideration, then they are within their rights."
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Uttarakhand. While being a judge at the Kerala HC, a bench that included Joseph ordered the demolition of Kapico resorts constructed illegally on Nediathuruthu Island in Alappuzha district.
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Justice K.M. Joseph was then placed at number 42 in the All India High Court Judgesβ Seniority list and that there were, at that time, 11 Chief
Justices of various High Courts who were senior to him.
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On 16 July 2018, Supreme Court
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more deserving and suitable in all respects than other Chief
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on 14 October 2004. On 18 July 2014, the president of India appointed Joseph as the next chief justice of
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after careful consideration, the collegium did not find anything adverse regarding the suitability of Joseph J. in the letters from the Law
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only refused to stay Malhotra's appointment, but also termed the petition as
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443:Uttarakhand High Court
419:Supreme Court of India
295:Uttarakhand High Court
291:Supreme Court of India
287:Kuttiyil Mathew Joseph
112:Uttarakhand High Court
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48:Kuttiyil Mathew Joseph
204:Ramesh Chandra Lahoti
110:Chief Justice of the
368:High Court of Kerala
216:A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
1152:Scholars from Kochi
861:. 10 January 2018.
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