NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the appointment of 25 additional judges as permanent judges in five high courts and elevated 19 lawyers as judges in three high courts.
The top court collegium comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and two seniormost judges, Justices J Chelameswar and Ranjan Gogoi, recommended the appointments.
The meeting, held on December 4, gave its nod for the elevation of five lawyers as judges in Karnataka High Court on the recommendation of its chief justice earlier this year.
Among the lawyers elevated as judges in the High Court were Dixit Krishna Shripad, Shankar Ganapathi Pandit, Ramakrishna Devdas, Bhotanhosur Mallikarjuna Shyam Prasad and Siddappa Sunil Dutt Yadav. (AGENCIES)
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