Appointment of Chief Justice of High Court

Subject : Polity

Context : Recently, the President of India appointed Shri Justice Sanjay Yadav as the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court.

Concept :

Every high court (whether exclusive or common) consists of a chief justice and such other judges as the president may from time to time deem necessary to appoint.
The Constitution does not specify the strength of a high court and leaves it to the discretion of the president.
The President determines the strength of a high court from time to time depending upon its workload.

Provisions for appointing Chief Justice of High Court

The chief justice is appointed by the President after consultation with the chief justice of India and the governor of the state concerned.
The judges of a high court are appointed by the President.
The President, in exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, can appoint the Chief Justice of a High Court.
The Chief Justice of High Court is appointed as per the policy of having Chief Justices from outside the respective States.
The Collegium takes the call on the elevation.
High Court judges are recommended by a Collegium comprising the CJI and two senior-most judges.