Supreme Court Collegium recommends Judges for 6 High Courts

Alka Verma –

Published On: October 8, 2021 at 18:00 IST

The Collegium of Supreme Court of India held its meeting for 3 days i.e. on 6^th, 7^th and 8^th Octobers, 2021.

In its meeting, the Collegium gave the approval of the proposed appointment of 23 Additional Judges/Advocates/Judicial Officers as Judges across 6 High Courts.

The list of the Judges appointed to their respective High Court are:

1. Madras High Court– Shri J. Sathya Narayana Prasad, who is an Advocate now has been suggested for a Judge in Madras High Court.
2. Rajasthan High Court– There are 5 people who has been elevated as Judges of Rajasthan High Court:
   • Shri Kuldeep Mathur, who is an Advocate.
   • Shri Maneesh Sharma, who is an Advocate.
   • Ms. Rekha Borana, who is an Advocate.
   • Shri Sameer Jain, who is an Advocate.
   • Smt. Shubha Mehta, who is a Judicial Officer.
3. Allahabad High Court– Shri Manu Khare, who is an Advocate now has been elevated as a Judge in Allahabad High Court
4. Karnataka High Court– There are 4 people who has been elevated as Judges of Karnataka High Court-
   • Shri Anant Ramanath Hegde, who is an Advocate.
   • Shri Cheppudira Monnappa Poonacha, who is an Advocate.
   • Shri Siddaiah Rachaiah, who is an Advocate.
   • Smt. Kannankuzhyil Sreedharan Hemalekha, who is an Advocate.
5. Calcutta High Court– There are 2 people who has been elevated as Judges of Calcutta High Court:
   • Shri Soubhik Mitter, who is an Advocate.
   • Collegium in its meeting resolved to reiterate its earlier recommendations for elevation of Shri Sakya Sen, Advocate as Judge in the Calcutta High Court.
6. Punjab & Haryana High Court– In the meeting, the Collegium approved the appointment of the following Additional Judges as Permanent Judges in the Punjab & Haryana High Court:
   • 1. Mr. Justice Suvir Sehgal,
   • Mrs. Justice Alka Sarin,
   • Mr. Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri,
   • Mr. Justice Ashok Kumar Verma,
   • Mr. Justice Sant Parkash,
   • Smt. Justice Meenakshi I. Mehta,
   • Mr. Justice Karamjit Singh,
   • Mr. Justice Vivek Puri,
   • Smt. Justice Archana Puri, and
   • Mr. Justice Rajesh Bhardwaj.