SC Collegium okays names as permanent judges

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for appointment of six Additional Judges of the Karnataka High Court as Permanent Judges. The Collegium headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana in a meeting held on August 17, 2021 okayed the proposal and the statement was uploaded on the apex court website on Thursday.

The judges who have been made permanent are --Justices Neranahalli Srinivasan Sanjay Gowda, JyotiMulimani, NatarajRangaswamy, Hemant Chandangoudar, Pradeep Singh Yerur and MaheshanNagaprasanna.

The Collegium has also approved the proposal for appointment of Justice KausikChanda, Additional Judge of the Calcutta High Court, as Permanent Judge. Besides Ramana, Justices U ULalit and A M Khanwilkar are part of the three-member Collegium which takes

decisions with regard to the high court judges.