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Centre approves all 9 names recommended by SC Collegium, says sources

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Centre approves all 9 names recommended by SC Collegium, says sources
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All nine names recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium led by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana for appointments as apex court judges have been approved, sources in the Central government confirmed. All nine names recommended were cleared by the Centre paving the way for India to see its first woman Chief Justice of India in 2027.
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Also Read | Prices of dry fruit shoot up as imports from Afghanistan disrupted SC: Worry over govt's proclivity to sit on collegium's recommendations - Telegraph India The nine names include those of three women judges Justice Hima Kohli, Justice BV Nagarathna, Justice Bela Trivedi. According to the order of seniority, Justice Nagratna may be appointed CJI in 2027. These new elevated judges are likely to take oath on August 31, said government sources. Also Read | Afghanistan-Taliban News: Repatriation flight from Kabul with 168 evacuees lands at Hindon IAF base
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SC collegium makes decisions on judges' appointments public, two years after it struck down NJAC The nine names include eight High Court judges and one advocate of the Supreme Court Bar. The files are believed to have been sent to the President for further formalities and issuance of warrants for appointments. If everything goes according to plan, the Supreme Court will soon administer the oath to nine new judges. The names of these judges are Chief Justice of Karnataka AS Oka, who is the senior-most Chief Justice of all HC Chief Justices. Chief Justice of Gujarat Vikram Nath, Chief Justice of Sikkim JK Maheshwari, Telangana Chief Justice Hima Kohli, who is also the only serving woman Chief Justice of a high court. Govt clears names of 9 judges sent by Collegium for elevation to Supreme Court | India News | Zee News Justice Nagarathna of Kerala HC, Justice CT Ravi Kumar Judge of Madras HC, Justice MM Sundaresh, Gujarat HC judge Justice Bela M. Trivedi, and senior advocate PS Narasimha. The Supreme Court Collegium, comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices U U Lalit, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud, and L Nageswara Rao, had on August 17 recommended nine names, including eight High Court judges and an advocate, for elevation to the apex court. -PTC News-
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