Supreme Court collegium recommends 8 lawyers as Karnataka High Court Judges

Team Udayavani, Mar 26, 2019, 10:20 AM IST

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Bengaluru: The Supreme Court Collegium on Monday, March 25 cleared the names of 8 lawyers for appointment as judges of Karnataka High Court.

The top court collegium comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S A Bobde and N V Ramana recommended the names of the advocates to the central government after assessing their merit and suitability.

For Karnataka High Court, the names of Savanur Vishwajith Shetty, Singapuram Raghavachar Krishna Kumar, Maralur Indrakumar Arun, Mohammed Ghouse Shukure Kamal, Ashok Subhashchandra Kinagi, Govindaraj Suraj, Engalaguppe Seetharamaiah Indiresh and Sachin Shankar Magadum were cleared by the top court.

With regard to elevation of lawyers as judges in the Karnataka High Court, the Collegium accepted recommendations of eight lawyers and remitted one name to the high court collegium for reconsideration.