Supreme Court Collegium recommends two names for appointment as Orissa HC judge

The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Thursday recommended for elevation of advocate Sibo Sankar Mishra, and judicial officer Ananda Chandra Behera, as judges of the High Court of Orissa.

The Collegium, also comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sanjiv Khanna, arrived at its decision after evaluating merits and suitability of the two candidates.

With regard to Mishra, the Collegium noted that he got enrolled as an advocate on December 7, 1991 and has a standing of 30 years at the Bar.

He is specialised in civil, criminal service law. He is an Advocate-on-record for the State of Odisha in the Supreme Court and is counsel for the Union of India and High Court of Orissa in the Supreme Court.

"He has a sizeable practice at the Bar which is reflected in his average professional income. The inputs received from the government indicate that he has a good personal and professional image and nothing adverse has come to notice with regard to his integrity," it pointed out.

So far as Behera was concerned, the Collegium said he has served as a judicial officer in various capacities in Odisha.

"The inputs provided by the government in the file indicate that he has a good personal and professional image and nothing adverse has come to notice with regard to his integrity," it said.