In New Record, 8 High Court Chief Justice Elevations At Once: Sources
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The collegium consisting of Chief Justice NV Ramana, Justice UU Lalit, Justice AM Khanwilkar also transferred five current Chief Justices and 28 judges of various High Courts, sources said.
In another new record in terms of filling up vacancies in the judiciary, a three-member Supreme Court collegium led by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana has recommended the elevation of eight judges as Chief Justices of various High Courts at one go, according to sources.
The collegium is expected to send it to the Union government soon. On September 4, the Chief Justice of India had said during an event that it has been his endeavour to address the issue of vacancies in the higher judiciary on an "urgent basis" and noted that due to the collective efforts, the vacancy in the top court is now reduced to just one.
He had added back then that in another month, he expected that 90 per cent of vacancies in High Courts would be filled.
The three-member collegium is composed of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice UU Lalit and Justice AM Khanwilkar.
