SC collegium approves appointment of 3 judicial officers as judges of Himachal Pradesh HC

NEW DELHI, June 3:  The Supreme Court collegium has approved a proposal for appointment of three judicial officers as judges of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.
The collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, in a meeting held on June 2 approved names of Chirag Bhanu Singh, Bhupesh Sharma, and Yogesh Jaswal as judges of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.
The collegium also approved the proposal for appointment of additional judges — Justice Harmeet Singh Grewal and Justice Deepinder Singh Nalwa — as permanent judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
It approved the proposal for appointment of six advocates — Raghavendra Seetharam Srivatsa, Hema Kulkarni,  Subramanya Rangarao, Thadagavadi Prakash Vivekananda, Bakkeswara Pramod and Hombe Gowda Shanthi Bhushan — as judges of the Karnataka High Court.
Another statement said the collegium has approved the proposal for appointment of advocate Amit Lahoti as a judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. (PTI)