Supreme Court Collegium had recommended to Central Government to appoint Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court Vikram Nath and Justice Belaben Trivedi to the Supreme Court. This recommendation has approval of Central government. Justice Belaben Trivedi is the first Gujarati lady judge to be promoted in the Supreme Court.
Justice Vikram Nath is Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court from 2019
Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Vikram Nath was originally a judge of Allahabad High Court and has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court since September 2019. He started hearing the cases before him live on YouTube on an experimental basis from October 26, 2020. Gujarat High Court is streaming its proceedings Online on YouTube. Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Vikram Nath’s court is streaming cases before his bench live on YouTube.
During his tenure, Gujarat High Court judgments and orders were now directed to be uploaded on the official website in Gujarati language. In addition, his bench immediately stayed the implementation of certain sections of the Lovejehad Act. On the other hand, his bench had also ruled that petition challenging ban could stand before the High Court. During tenure of Chief Justice Vikram Nath, Gujarat High Court has disposed of petition by revoking 33-PASA orders from 18 districts in a single day.
Justice Belaben Trivedi has been judge in Gujarat High Court since 2011
Justice Belaben Trivedi has been appointed as a Judge in Gujarat High Court since February 2011. She was transferred to Jodhpur Bench of the Rajasthan High Court in June 2011 and again in February 2016 to Gujarat High Court.
First Gujarati ladyjudge in Supreme Court
Apex court collegium has jointly recommended three lady judges as judges of apex court, including Telangana High Court Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Karnataka High Court Justice B.V. Nagaratna and Justice Belaben Trivedi of Gujarat High Court. Justice Belaen m. Trivedi will be the first Gujarati lady judge to be promoted in Supreme Court.
