It is probably the first time that the government has approved all nine names that were recommended for the Supreme Court.
The government has approved all nine names, including three women judges, recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium for appointment as judges of the Apex court. The names of the judges have been sent to the President for approval.
For the first time in the nation’s history, a woman is in line to become the Chief Justice of India – Justice BV Nagarathna, of the Karnataka High Court.
The Supreme Court, which came into being on January 26, 1950, has seen very few women judges since its inception and in the last over 71 years has appointed only eight lady judges starting from M Fathima Beevi in 1989.
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The Supreme Court, which has 25 judges against a sanctioned strength of 34, will be left with only one vacancy after the new judges are sworn in.
It is probably the first time that the government has approved all nine names that were recommended for the Supreme Court. The names include eight judges and one lawyer from the Supreme Court Bar.
They are: Chief Justice AS Oka and Justice BV Nagarathna of the Karnataka High Court, Chief Justice Hima Kohli of the Telangana High Court, Chief Justice Vikram Nath of the Gujarat High Court, Sikkim Chief Justice JK Maheshwari, Justice CT Ravikumar of the Kerala High Court, Justice MM Sundresh of the Madras High Court, Justice Bela M Trivedi of the Gujarat High Court and senior Advocate PS Narasimha.
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