Summary
- Union government appoints eight new high court chief justices following firm stance by Supreme Court
- Move highlights tensions between judiciary and executive over judicial appointments
- Appointments include justices promoted to lead high courts in Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Kerala, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Madras, and Jharkhand
- Supreme Court emphasizes the binding authority of collegium recommendations on government
