SC collegium recommends names of 18 HC additional judges

The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud on Thursday recommended the names of seven additional judges of the Allahabad High Court and 11 of the Punjab and Haryana High Court for appointment as permanent judges. The collegium, also comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sanjiv Khanna, met today and its decision was uploaded on the apex court website. Those who have been recommended for appointment are Justices Umesh Chandra Sharma, Renu Agarwal, Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra, Mayank Kumar Jain, Shiv Shanker Prasad, Gajendra Kumar and Nalin Kumar Srivastava of the Allahabad High Court. As per the SC collegium’s resolution, on May 1, 2023, the collegium of the Allahabad High Court unanimously made the recommendations and the chief minister and governor of Uttar Pradesh have concurred with it.