Tribune News Service
New Delhi, October 8
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended 10 Additional Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to be made Permanent Judges.
The Additional Judges recommended for Permanent Judges are—Justice Suvir Sehgal, Justice Alka Sarin, Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri, Justice Ashok Kumar Verma, Justice Sant Parkash, Justice Meenakshi I. Mehta, Justice Karamjit Singh, Justice Vivek Puri, Justice Archana Puri, and Justice Rajesh Bhardwaj.
The decision taken by the Collegium led by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on October 7 was officially announced on Friday.
The Collegium also recommended 13 other names for appointment as judges in five other high courts across India.
It has approved the proposal for the elevation of four advocates Anant Ramanath Hegde, Cheppudira Monnappa Poonacha, Siddaiah Rachaiah, and Kannankuzhyil Sreedharan Hemalekha as judges in the Karnataka High Court.
The Collegium recommended the elevation of advocates Kuldeep Mathur, Maneesh Sharma, Rekha Borana, and Sameer Jai as judges in the Rajasthan High Court. It has also approved the proposal for the elevation of Shubha Mehta, a judicial officer, as Judge in the Rajasthan High Court.
It recommended the names of advocates Soubhik Mitter and Sakya Sen as judges in the Calcutta High Court. Sen’s name was earlier returned by the Government for reconsideration but the Collegium chose to reiterate his name for elevation.
Advocates Manu Khare and J Sathya Narayana Prasad have been recommended for elevation as judges to the Allahabad High Court and the Madras High Court, respectively.
SC Collegium recommends 10 Additional Judges of PH HC to be made Permanent Judges
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