The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of two senior high court judges to the apex court. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, currently the Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, and Justice R. Mahadevan, serving as the Acting Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, have been put forward for appointment as judges of the Supreme Court of India.
According to Livemint, if the recommendations are accepted, Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh will become the first judge from Manipur to be appointed to the Supreme Court of India.
Who is Justice N Kotiswar Singh?
Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh was born on March 1, 1963, in Imphal. He has served as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh since February 15, 2023. He is the son of the late Justice N Ibotombi Singh, a former judge of the Gauhati High Court.
Justice Kotiswar Singh graduated from Kirori Mal College, Delhi, in 1983 and earned his LL.B. degree from Delhi University in 1986. He began his legal career at the Gauhati High Court, achieving the status of senior advocate by March 2008. He was appointed as an additional judge in October 2011.