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The fine print of the Collegiums latest appointments: A weekly round-up on Constitution First & Editors Pick (May)

Last August, the Hindustan Times reported that during the deliberations of the Supreme Court Collegium on the proposed elevation of Justice V.M. Pancholi, then Chief Justice of the Patna High Court, Justice B.V. Nagarathna, the lone woman judge in the Court at the time, had submitted a dissenting note arguing against his elevation. The reason? Not only was there a non-routine transfer, but he also ranked as low as 57th on the all-India seniority list of judges, far too low to be considered for elevation to the Supreme Court.