Collegium recommends names for appointments of seven Judges in Gujarat High Court

Gandhinagar: The supreme court collegium has accepted the recommendation of the Gujarat high court collegium for the appointment of seven judges in the Gujarat high court.

The recommendation includes five judicial officers serving as judges in various courts of the state namely Susan Valentine Pinto, Hasmukhbhai Suthar, Jitendra Doshi, Mangesh Mengde and Divyesh Joshi. Two lawyers namely Devan Desai and Moksha Thakkar are included in the recommendation. Advocate Devan Desai practices at the city civil court and female lawyer Moksha Thakkar practices at Gujarat high court. The supreme court has sent the recommendation to the central government for further approval.

Gujarat high court has 24 judges at present. If the recommendation is approved by the central government, then the president of India will declare official warrants for the 7 judges. The number of judges will be 31 after approval. DeshGujarat