New Delhi, April 7 (PTI): Justice H.L. Gokhale was superseded seven times in three years as Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court and later transferred as Chief Justice of Madras High Court before being elevated to the Supreme Court last April.
This has been revealed in a response to a Right to Information (RTI) plea by the Union law ministry, which also said 20 high court Chief Justices were superseded before being elevated to the Supreme Court since 2005.
Justice Gokhale, appointed to the apex court on April 30, 2010, was superseded between 2007 and 2010. Among the other judges, Justice A.K. Patnaik was superseded five times during 2007-09. Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra was superseded five times between 2008 and 2010 before being appointed to the apex court April 30, 2010.
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