2 Judges Recommended For Elevation To Supreme Court
NDTV
The judges include Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, the Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court, and Justice S Venkatanarayana Bhatti, his counterpart in Kerala.
The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud on Wednesday recommended to the Centre the names of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, the Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court, and Justice S Venkatanarayana Bhatti, his counterpart in Kerala, for elevation as the judges of the top court.
The revamped collegium having Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, B R Gavai and Surya Kant, took the decision in its first meeting on Wednesday. Justice Gavai and Justice Kant are the new entrants to the collegium.
The Supreme Court has a sanctioned strength of 34 judges but is currently functioning with 31 after the retirement of three judges last month.
