Justice VM Pancholi: From Gujarat’s courtrooms to Patna HC & now in line to be India’s 60th CJI

Justice VM Pancholi: From Gujarat’s courtrooms to Patna HC & now in line to be India’s 60th CJI

While at Gujarat HC, Justice VM Pancholi presided over defamation case against Rahul Gandhi.

Justice Pancholi’s appointment overlooked key potential CJIs from underrepresented HCs and minority communities

In her reported Collegium dissent, Justice Nagarathna suggested Justice Pancholi’s elevation to be “counterproductive”. The Leaflet’s analysis shows why the appointment does not align with the Collegium’s own criteria on appointments and the potential CJIs who were overlooked.