The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of four advocates as judges of the Telangana High Court.
In the meetings held on July 1 and July 2, the Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai and also consisting of Justices Surya Kant and Vikram Nath recommended the appointment of the following as judges:
Gouse Meera Mohiuddin
Chalapathi Rao Suddala
Vakiti Ramakrishna Reddy
Gadi Praveen Kumar
The Telangana High Court is currently functioning with a strength of 26 judges, as against a sanctioned strength of 42.
Notably, Bar & Bench reported today that the Collegium has tightened the process for selection of judges and intensified scrutiny of candidates.
It was also revealed that the Collegium interacted with a total of 54 candidates in 2 days to fill High Court judge vacancies.
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