SC Collegium Decides to Recommend 4 Names for Elevation as Apex Court Judges

The chief justices of high courts of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana, Rajasthan and Kerala have been recommended for elevation.

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The chief justices of high courts of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana, Rajasthan and Kerala have been recommended for elevation.

sc collegium decides to recommend 4 names for elevation as apex court judges

A signboard is seen outside the premises of Supreme Court in New Delhi, India, September 28, 2018. Credit: Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium has decided to recommend to the Centre four high court chief justices for elevation as apex court judges, sources said on Thursday.

The collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, has decided to recommend the names of the chief justices of high courts of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana, Rajasthan and Kerala for their elevation.

Justice V. Ramasubramanian is the chief justice of the Himachal Pradesh high court, while Justice Krishna Murari is the chief justice of the Punjab and Haryana high court. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat is the current chief justice of the Rajasthan high court and Justice Hrishikesh Roy is the chief justice of the Kerala high court.

The appointment of these four judges in the apex court would take its strength to 34, the highest so far.

Recently, parliament increased the number of judges in the apex court from 31, including the CJI, to 34.

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