SC Collegium approves elevation of six judicial officers as Madhya Pradesh High Court judges

By LE Staff

New Delhi, May 20: The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for elevation of six judicial officers as judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

The Collegium headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana cleared the proposal in a meeting held on May 4, 2021, said the statement uploaded on the apex court’s website on Wednesday.

The judicial officers who have been elevated to the high court are — Anil Verma, Arun Kumar Sharma, Satyendra Kumar Singh, Sunita Yadav, Deepak Kumar Agarwal and Rajendra Kumar (Verma).

The Collegium has also approved the proposal for elevation of Robin Phukan, Judicial Officer, as Judge of the Gauhati High Court.

The three-member collegium of the apex court comprises Chief Justice N V Ramana, Justice R F Nariman and Justice U U Lalit — the three senior most judges — who take decisions with regard to high court judges.