New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud Wednesday recommended the names of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice S Venkatanarayana Bhatti for elevation as the judges of the apex court.
The collegium, which also comprises Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, B R Gavai, and Surya Kant, took the decision in a meeting Wednesday and the resolution was uploaded on the top court website.
Justice Bhuyan is the Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court and Justice Bhatti is his Kerala High Court.
The Supreme Court has a sanctioned strength of 34 judges but is currently functioning with 31 after the retirement of three judges last month.
PTI
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