4 new judges to give Supreme Court full strength
Once all these four names are approved and appointed, the Supreme Court will have its full strength of 31 judges after a long time.
New Delhi: Rejecting the stand of the Centre the Supreme Court Collegium has reiterated its proposal to recommended the Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court Aniruddha Bose (who hails from Kolkata) and the Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court A.S Bopanna (who hails from Karnataka) as judges of the apex court.
The collegium has also recommended Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Judge, Bombay High Court (who hails from Mumbai) and Justice Surya Kant, Chief Justice, Himachal Pradesh High Court (who hails from Punjab) for elevation to the apex court.
Once all these four names are approved and appointed, the Supreme Court will have its full strength of 31 judges after a long time.
Regarding the earlier recommendations a Collegium Resolution passed yesterday said that following the Central Government's move to return their files after they were recommended for elevation last month.