SC Collegium recommends Chief Justices to five High Courts

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of Chief Justices to five High Courts on Friday. 

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Here are the List: 

1.    Justice N.H. Patil, the senior-most Judge from Bombay High Court who at present is functioning as Acting Chief Justice of that High Court as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court.
2.    Justice Ramesh Ranganathan, the senior-most Judge from Telangana & Andhra Pradesh High Court as Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court.
3.    Justice A.S. Bopanna as Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court.
4.    Justice D.K. Gupta, the senior-most Judge from Calcutta High Court as Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court.
5.    Justice Vijai Kumar Bist, the senior-most Judge from Uttarakhand High Court as Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court.

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However, the Supreme Court Collegium has deferred recommending names of S. Ramesh, Viju Abraham and George Varghese, Advocates of Kerala High Court as Judges of Kerala High Court.
 

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