SC collegium meeting of Sept 30 on elevation of judges discharged

'The unfinished work in the meeting called for September 30 is closed without there being any further deliberation and it stands discharged'

The Supreme Court (SC) collegium on Sunday night issued a statement saying its meeting to decide the elevation of judges to the apex court on September 30 was discharged because Justices D Y Chandrachud and S Abdul Nazeer had objected to how Justice U U Lalit had decided to finalise the elevation.

“The unfinished work at the meeting called on September 30 is closed without there being further deliberation and stands discharged,” read the statement.

Usually, collegium meetings are held in person to discuss and deliberate the elevation of judges of the SC. However, on September 30, the Chief Justice