New Delhi, 27 October (H.S.): The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended four judges for appointment as Chief Justices of various High Courts across the country. The recommendations were made at a Collegium meeting held on October 26.

According to the recommendations, Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak of the Gujarat High Court has been proposed for appointment as Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court, while Justice P. Sam Koshy of the Telangana High Court has been recommended for the post of Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.

The Collegium has also recommended Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty of the Calcutta High Court for appointment as Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court and Justice Sudhir Singh of the Patna High Court as Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court.

In a separate decision, the Collegium recommended seven advocates for appointment as judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

The advocates recommended for elevation to the Bench are Dr. Vivek Sharan, Rajesh Kumar Shukla, Kanak Gaharwar, also known as Kanak Lata Singh, Bhakti Vyas, Shreyas Pandit, Mrinal Elker, also known as Mrinal Mazumdar, and Avinash Zargar.

The recommendations form part of the Collegium’s decisions announced following its meeting on October 26. The proposed appointments will proceed through the prescribed constitutional process.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar