"Highly-placed sources in the government said today that in November, 2013 the collegium had recommended appointing a member of the state judicial services as additional judge to the Patna High Court. But the government had then returned the file to the collegium requesting it to "reconsider" the decision. The government's move was based on an Intelligence Bureau report," reported the PTI.

However, the collegium reiterated its recommendation in April of this year, due to the delay caused by the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) hearings, but the government has again rejected the recommendation.