The Supreme Court collegium has finally cleared names of five chief justices (CJ) of High Courts for elevation to the apex court. As against a sanctioned strength of 31,the Supreme Court has just 23 Judges now.
According to sources,the names were finalised at a meeting held last week. The five CJs,whose names have been recommended for elevation are Punjab and Haryana High Court CJ Tirath Singh Thakur,Madhya Pradesh High Court CJ Ananga Kumar Patnaik,Calcutta High Court CJ S S Nijjer,Gujarat High Court CJ K S Radhakrishnan and Karnataka HC CJ P D Dhinakaran.