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A+ A-New Delhi: The Centre on Friday sought one more week’s time to decide on the implementation of Supreme Court Collegium’s recommendation to appoint Bombay High Court’s Justice Akil Kureshi as Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted before a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi that the issue will be considered and Centre needs one week time. The plea was filed by the Gujarat High Court Advocates’ Association seeking a direction to the Centre to implement the SC collegium’s recommendation to appoint Akil Kureshias Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court. The court was hearing Gujarat High Court Advocates Association’s petition challenging the delay in the elevation of Justice Kureshi as Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. On May 10, the Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice Gogoi had recommended Justice Kureshi, currently the senior most judge in the Gujarat High Court, as the most suitable candidate to be appointed as the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court..