The SC Collegium has recommended names of four Chief Justices of High Courts for elevation to the Supreme Court:

Chief Justice V Ramasubramanian of the Himachal Pradesh High Court,

Chief Justice Krishna Murari of the Punjab & Haryana High Court,

Chief Justice S Ravindra Bhat of the Rajasthan High Court, and

Chief Justice Hrishikesh Roy of the Kerala High Court.

RECOMMENDATIONS for HIGH COURT

The vacancies hence likely to arise in the above courts have also been addressed by the Collegium. Following is the recommendation for appointment as Chief Justices in respective High Courts:

Himachal Pradesh: Justice L. Narayana Swamy

Punjab & Haryana:  Justice Ravi Shankar Jha

Rajasthan: Justice Indrajit Mahanty

Kerala: Justice S. Manikumar

Collegium has also recommended the following Judges for appointment as Chief Justice as under(reason of recommendation in brackets):

Justice Vikram Nath in Gujarat High Court (prolonged vacancy)

Justice JK Maheshwari in Andhra Pradesh High Court (first Chief Justice)

Justice Arup Kumar Goswami in Sikkim High Court (impending retirement of CJ VK Bist)

Justice Ajai Lamba in Gauhati High Court (acting CJ to be appointed as Sikkim CJ)

–India Legal Bureau