Centre clears elevation of 3 judicial officers as judges of Karnataka High Court

The Central government on Friday cleared the appointment of three judicial officers as judges of the Karnataka High Court.

The recommendation was made following a meeting of the Collegium held on Monday (September 15).

The following judicial officers have been elevated to the High Court:

(i) Geetha Kadaba Bharatharaja Setty;

(ii) Muralidhara Pai Borkatte; and

(iii) Tyagaraja Narayan Inavally.

The Central government has also notified that additional judge Justice KV Aravind be made a permanent judge.

At present, the Karnataka High Court has a sanctioned strength of 46 judges against the approved strength of 62.