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Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Three Elevations, Realigns High Court Leadership

These recommendations chart a path to full bench strength ahead of Justice Bela M. Trivedi’s retirement in June

Overview

  • Chief Justice B R Gavai-led Collegium has forwarded names of Justice N V Anjaria, Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice A S Chandurkar for elevation to the Supreme Court
  • It proposed new chief justices for the High Courts of Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Gauhati, Patna and Jharkhand by recommending five sitting judges for those posts
  • The Collegium also recommended transfer or repatriation of 21 high court judges across multiple jurisdictions to balance workloads and seniority norms
  • With the Supreme Court operating at 31 judges against a sanctioned strength of 34, approval of the new appointments would restore full bench capacity
  • Justice Bela M. Trivedi’s impending June 9 retirement will create a further vacancy, underlining the urgency of the Collegium’s slate