Madras High Court Registrar General Alli retires pending recommendation to elevate her as judge
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Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription Published - July 01, 2026 04:06 pm IST - CHENNAI Madras High Court Registrar General (R-G) S. Alli has retired from service on attaining the age of superannuation of 60, fixed for judicial officers, pending a recommendation made by the Supreme Court collegium in May this year to elevate her as a judge of the High Court. However, sources say, she would be eligible for elevation as and when the Centre accepts the recommendation and the President issues a warrant of appointment, since the retirement age for High Court judges is 62 and there have been precedents of such appointment of retired judicial officers. The Madras High Court collegium had sent a series of proposals on November 4, November 21, December 7 and December 10, 2025 for elevating many lawyers as well as serving judicial officers as judges of the court. The Supreme Court collegium considered all those proposals on May 18, 2026. After considering the proposals in accordance with the Memorandum of Procedure for Appointment of High Court judges, the Supreme Court had recommended 19 names including 10 lawyers and nine judicial officers. The Madras High Court has a sanctioned strength of 75 judges and though more than a month had passed since the Supreme Court collegium recommended the appointment of 19 judges to the High Court, none of the recommendations had led to issuance of appointment orders so far.
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