Supreme Court Collegium emphasizes elevating five advocates as judges of the Allahabad High Court

Supreme Court Collegium emphasizes elevating five advocates as judges of the Allahabad High Court

After taking the decision, the resolution was uploaded on the court's website

The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana has reiterated its earlier recommendation for the elevation of five advocates as judges in the Allahabad High Court.

The names of the advocates are Shishir Jain, Manu Khare, Rishad Murtaza, Dhruv Mathur, and Vimlendu Tripathi.

The Collegium, which also comprises Justice U.U. Lalit and Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, have also proposed the names of two more advocates - Saurabh Srivastava, and Om Prakash Shukla to be elevated as judges of the Allahabad High Court.

In another proposal, the Collegium has approved the names of Judicial Officer Radhakishan Agrawal and advocate Rakesh Mohan Pandey as judges in the Chhattisgarh High Court.

It has also approved the name of Judicial Officer Rajesh Sekhri as a judge in the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.