India News | SC Collegium Recommends Elevation of Two HC Chief Justices, Bombay HC Judge as Apex Court Judges
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Supreme Court collegium on Monday recommended the appointments of Karnataka High Court Chief Justice N V Anjaria, Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi, and Bombay High Court judge Justice A S Chandurkar as judges of the top court.
New Delhi, May 26 (PTI) The Supreme Court collegium on Monday recommended the appointments of Karnataka High Court Chief Justice N V Anjaria, Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi, and Bombay High Court judge Justice A S Chandurkar as judges of the top court.
The five-member collegium headed by Chief Justice B R Gavai decided to recommend the names as against the three existing vacancies of judges in the top court following the superannuation of ex-CJI Sanjiv Khanna, and Justices Abhay S Oka and Hrishikesh Roy.
Justice Bela M Trivedi is also set to superannuate on June 9.
The apex court, which has a sanctioned strength of 34, is currently working with 31 judges.
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