The Supreme Court Collegium on Monday recommended the appointment of senior advocate Saurabh Kirpal as Judge of the Delhi High Court. A resolution to this effect was passed on Monday pursuant to a Collegium meeting held on November 11, 2021.
This is the second time Saurabh Kirpal has been officially recommended by the SC Collegium for elevation as Judge to the Delhi High Court. He was recommended for elevation in 2017 by the Delhi High Court Collegium. Thereafter, the consideration to elevate Kirpal was deferred thrice by the Supreme Court Collegium – once on September 4, 2018, for the second time on January 16, 2019, and lastly, on April 1, 2019.
