Collegium recommends 12 additional judges for permanent appointment

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended that 12 additional judges in four High Courts be appointed as permanent judges. It also approved the appointment of Justice Subhash Upadhyay, currently an additional judge, as a permanent judge of the Uttarakhand High Court, The Hindu reports.
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of 12 additional judges as permanent judges in four High Courts, The Hindu reports. The collegium also approved the appointment of Justice Subhash Upadhyay as a permanent judge of the Uttarakhand High Court. Justice Upadhyay is currently serving as an additional judge of that court.
The supplied material does not identify the other judges, the four High Courts covered by the recommendation or the dates on which their appointments were considered. A collegium recommendation is the judicial body’s stated approval for appointments, but the source material does not provide details of any subsequent steps in the appointment process. The recommendations concern the conversion of additional judgeships into permanent positions.
No further information about the judges’ backgrounds, the vacancies or the strength of the High Courts is included in the available report.
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