<h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">Puisne Judge</strong></h1><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><h3><strong>Context&nbsp;</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1">The recommendation for <strong>appointment of the Supreme Court judges,</strong> the Collegium said it had taken into consideration the seniority of Chief Justices and ‘senior puisne Judges’.</li></ul><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>About</strong>&nbsp;</h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1"><strong>The French origin word ‘puisne’ means ‘later born’ or younger.</strong></li><li class="ql-indent-1">Puisne is almost always used in the context of judges, and essentially denotes seniority of rank.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">The term puisne judge is used in common law countries to refer to judges who are ranked lower in seniority, (except the Chief Justice of that court).</li><li class="ql-indent-1"><strong>Common law</strong> - Common law is the body of law that is created by judges through their written opinions, rather than through statutes or constitutions (statutory law).</li><li class="ql-indent-1">The United Kingdom (UK) and the Commonwealth countries, including India, are common law countries.</li><li><strong>In the UK</strong> - Puisne judges are judges other than those holding distinct titles.</li><li><strong>In India</strong> - All judges have the same judicial powers. As the senior most judge of a court, the Chief Justice has an additional administrative role.</li><li>In India, there is a reference to a puisne judge only while considering the order of seniority for appointments, elevations to High Courts, etc.</li><li>It does not have a bearing on the exercise of a judge’s judicial power.</li></ul><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong>PRELIMS NOTES:</strong><a href="https://sunyaias.in/notes/prelims-2023" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"><strong>CLICK HERE</strong></a></h1>