Collegium recommends new judges names

Delhi Mar 11: The Supreme Court Collegium few days back have recommended the appointment of four additional judges of the Allahabad High Court as permanent judges.

The collegium currently compromises Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices J Chelameswar and Ranjan Gogoi, also recommended that one additional judge of the Manipur High Court, at present functioning on transfer in the Gauhati High Court, be made a permanent judge.

The four judges whose names have been recommended are Ashok Kumar, Vivek Chaudhary, Saumitra Dayal Singh and Akhilesh Chandra Sharma.The name of Justice Songkhupchung Serto of Manipur High Court has been recommended for a permanent judge there.

The collegium in its resolution stated that "We have also taken note of the observations of the Department of Justice made in the file with regard to the proposal for transfer of some other high court judge to Manipur High Court in view of the depleted strength of judges in that high court."

"The proposal for transfer, in terms of the Memorandum of Procedure, would be considered by the collegium comprising the Chief Justice of India and four senior-most judges of the Supreme Court, in due course of time" court added .