SC Collegium approves names of 5 judges of K’taka HC as permanent judges

Team Udayavani, Dec 19, 2019, 2:37 PM IST

New Delhi/Bengaluru: The Supreme Court Collegium has approved names of five Additional Judges of Karnataka High Court as permanent Judges.

The judges whose names have been recommended are Justices Dixit Krishna Shripad, Shankar Ganapathi Pandit, Ramakrishna Devdas, Bhotanhosur Mallikarjuna Shyam Prasad and Siddappa Sunil Dutt Yadav.

The resolution uploaded on the website of the apex court said that Collegium in its meeting held on December 17, 2019, after taking into consideration the material on record, has approved the proposal for appointment of five Additional Judges as permanent.

The decision was taken by the Collegium headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde.