Collegium Recommends 3 High Court Chief Justices As Supreme Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium on Monday recommended the elevation of three High Court Chief Justices as judges of the top court.

According to the resolution issued by the Supreme Court, the Collegium recommended the elevation of Justice Sunita Agarwal, Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court, as a judge of the top court.

The collegium also recommended the name of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, as a judge of the top court.

Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, Chief Justice of the High Court for the State of Telangana, is also recommended for the judgeship at the Supreme Court.

The recommendation was made at the Collegium meeting held on Monday.

Besides the CJI, Justices Vikram Nath, B V Nagarathna, M M Sundresh and P S Narasimha were part of the Supreme Court Collegium.

The Collegium's recommendation will now be processed in accordance with the established procedure for appointment of judges to the Supreme Court.

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