Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment of Six Advocates as Karnataka High Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the appointment of six advocates as judges of the Karnataka High Court.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Collegium said that, at its meeting held on June 2, 2026, it approved the proposal for the elevation of the following advocates to the Bench of the Karnataka High Court:

1. Raghavendra Seetharam Srivatsa
2. Hema Kulkarni
3. Subramanya Rangarao
4. Thadagavadi Prakash Vivekananda
5. Bakkeswara Pramod
6. Hombe Gowda Shanthi Bhushan

The recommendation was made by the Collegium headed by the Chief Justice of India and comprising the two senior-most judges of the Supreme Court.