New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium of five seniormost judges, including Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, which met early this week, recommended three names to fill three of the four vacancies of judges in the apex court.
The names were: Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court J.M. Panchal, Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court G.S. Singhvi and the acting Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Aftab Alam, according to highly placed sources in the Law Ministry.
The total strength of judges in the apex court is 26.
After the retirement of Justice Ruma Pal in June 2006, there is no woman judge.
It is not clear whether the remaining vacancy is meant for a woman judge.
Printer friendly
page Send this article to Friends by
E-Mail
