SC Collegium recommends elevation of HC judges Dinesh Maheshwari, Sanjiv Khanna to apex court
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, the chief justice of the Karnataka High Court, and Justice Sanjiv Khanna of the Delhi High Court for elevation as judges of the apex court.
The five-member Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi took the decision in its meeting on January 10 to recommend the names of justices Maheshwari and Khanna for their elevation to the Supreme Court.
The decision of the Collegium, comprising justices A K Sikri, S A Bobde, N V Ramana and Arun Mishra, was made public on the apex court's website Friday.
The apex court, which has a sanctioned strength of 31 judges, is presently functioning with 26 judges.
The decision put on the website noted the issue of elevation of judges was deliberated on December 12, 2018, when Justice M B Lokur was also a member of the Collegium.
Justice Mishra became a member of the Collegium after Justice Lokur retired on December 30.
According to the website, after extensive