Gujarat CJ Vikram Nath, Justice Bela Trivedi among 9 names of Judges recommended for SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana has recommended nine names for appointment as judges in the Supreme Court. Among them are Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Gujarat High Court Judge Justice Bela Trivedi.

The five-member collegium, which also comprises Justices U U Lalit, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and L Nageswara Rao, has sent three names of woman judges, including Justice B V Nagarathna from the Karnataka High Court who could become the first woman CJI, Justice Hima Kohli, the Chief Justice of Telangana High Court, and Justice Bela Trivedi, a Gujarat High Court judge.

The other names, as per sources, are Justices Abhay Shreeniwas Oka (Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court), Vikram Nath (Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court), Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari (Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court), C T Ravi Kumar (a judge in Kerala High Court), M M Sundersh (also a judge in Kerala High Court) and former Additional Solicitor General P S Narasimha for direct appointment from the Bar.

The recommendations, if accepted, will fill all current vacancies taking the working strength to 33.