New Delhi, 4 April

The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud has recommended to the Centre the names of five additional judges of the Karnataka High Court for appointment as permanent judges of that court.

The three-member collegium also recommended that Justice Gurusiddaiah Basavaraja be appointed as an additional judge of the Karnataka High Court for a fresh term of one year with effect from 16 August, 2024.

As per an 3 April resolution of the apex court collegium, which also includes Justices Sanjiv Khanna and BR Gavai, the High Court collegium had on 20 January unanimously recommended that five additional judges be appointed as permanent judges and the term of additional judge Basavaraja be extended for a further period of one year.

"The Chief Minister and the Governor of the State of Karnataka have conveyed their agreement with the above recommendation," the apex court collegium noted in the resolution uploaded on its website.

"Having considered all aspects of the matter and on an overall consideration of the above proposal, the Collegium is of the view that Justices Cheppudira Monnappa Poonacha, Anil Bheemsen Katti, Chandrashekhar Mrutyunjaya Joshi, Umesh Manjunathbhat Adiga and Talkad Girigowda Shivashankare Gowda, additional judges, are fit and suitable for being appointed as permanent judges," it said.

The resolution said as regards Justice Basavaraja, the collegium is fully in agreement with the recommendation of the High Court collegium and is of the view that he deserves to be appointed as additional judge for a fresh term of one year.