Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of four lawyers as judges of Madras High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal to elevate four advocates as judges of the Madras High Court.

A statement to this effect was released after the Collegium meeting held on September 1, 2021.

The following advocates have been recommended as judges of the Madras High Court:

1. Sundaram Srimathy

2. D Bharatha Chakravarthy

3. R Vijayakumar

4. Mohammed Shaffiq

The Madras High Court currently has 19 vacant posts, as against a sanctioned strength of 75 judges.

[Read the resolution here]