Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of 13 Advocates and 7 Judicial Officers as High Court Judges

In its Resolution dated 17-10-2023, the Supreme Court Collegium comprising of Dr Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Chief Justice of India, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Sanjiv Khanna, recommended the names of 13 Advocates and 7 Judicial Officers to be appointed as Judges for several High Courts. The following names were recommended after due consultation and scrutiny of reports sent by the constitutional authorities for the respective States, the recommendation made by the respective High Court Collegiums and material placed on record by the Department of Justice.

Advocates Recommended

Gauhati High Court

1. N Unni Krishnan Nair

2. Kaushik Goswami

Uttaranchal High Court

1. Siddhartha Sah

2. Alok Mahra

Punjab and Haryana High Court

1. Harmeet Singh Grewal,

2. Deepinder Singh Nalwa,

3. Sumeet Goel,

4. Sudeepti Sharma, and

5. Kirti Singh

Madhya Pradesh High Court

1. Vinay Saraf,

2. Vivek Jain

3. Ashish Shroti

4. Amit Seth

Judicial Officers Recommended

Patna High Court

1. Rudra Prakash Mishra

2. Ramesh Chand Malviya

Madhya Pradesh High Court

1. Rajendra Kumar Vani

2. Pramod Kumar Agrawal

3. Binod Kumar Dwivedi

4. Devnarayan Mishra

5. Gajendra Singh