Supreme Court Collegium Proposes Elevation Of 5 Advocates As Judges At Three High Courts; Reiterates 5 Recommendations

The Collegium proposed:

• Advocates Dr. Vivek Sharan, Nidhi Patankar and Pranay Verma be appointed as Judges at the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
• Advocate Vikas Bahl be appointed as a Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
• Advocate Rahul Bharti be appointed as a Judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.

Further, the Collegium reiterated its recommendation for elevation of:

• Advocate Nagendra Ramachandra Naik as a Judge of the Karnataka High Court.
• Advocates Viju Abraham, CP Muhammed Nias and Paul KK as Judges of Kerala High Court.
  
• Advocate Satyen Vaidya as a Judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium had first recommended elevation of Advocate Nagendra Ramachandra Naik as a Judge of the Karnataka High Court in October 2019.

Recommendation to elevate Advocate Satyen Vaidya was made in April 2019.

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