Sundaresan was recommended for elevation by the Bombay High Court Collegium in October 2021. Subsequently, in February 2022, the Supreme Court Collegium also recommended his name.
However, on November 25, 2022, the Central government opposed his elevation. The apparent reason given by the government was that Sundaresan “aired his views in the social media on several matters which are the subject matter of consideration before the courts.”
In response to such a stand, the Collegium has said,
“Having considered the objection to the candidature of Shri Somasekhar Sundaresan, the Collegium is of the view that the views on social media attributed to the candidate, do not furnish any foundation to infer that he is biased.”
Source: Barandbench
