The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of four lawyers as judges of Karnataka High Court.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the Collegium held on October 6.

The four lawyers recommended for appointment to the Bench are:

1. Anant Ramanath Hegde;

2. Cheppudira Monnappa Poonacha;

3. Siddaiah Rachaiah;

4. Kannankuzhyil Sreedharan Hemalekha.

As on October 1, 2021, the Karnataka High Court is functioning with 45 judges as against its sanctioned strength of 62, a vacancy position of 17.

[Read Collegium Statement]