Supreme Court Collegium recommends elevation of 3 judicial officers as judges of Karnataka High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended 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 top court said in a statement. The following district judges have been recommended for elevation,

(i) Geetha Kadaba Bharatharaja Setty;

(ii) Muralidhara Pai Borkatte; and

(iii) Tyagaraja Narayan Inavally.

Meanwhile, the Collegium also recommended that additional judge Justice Kurubarahalli Venkataramareddy 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.

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