Bengaluru, New Delhi 

The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice BR Gavai, has recommended the appointment of three judicial officers as judges of the Karnataka High Court, while recommending similar steps for four other High Courts.

The three-member collegium, also comprising Justices Surya Kant and Vikram Nath, passed five separate resolutions in a meeting held on Monday, recommending the appointments and confirmations.

For the Karnataka High Court, three judicial officers were cleared for elevation. They are Geetha Kadaba Bharatharaja Setty, Muralidhara Pai Borkatte, and Tyagaraja Narayan Inavally.

The collegium also confirmed Justice Kurubarahalli Venkataramareddy Aravind, currently serving as an additional judge, as a permanent judge of the court.

At present, the Karnataka High Court has a sanctioned strength of 46 judges against the approved strength of 62.

The Madras High Court also saw confirmations, with the collegium recommending that Justice N Senthilkumar and Justice G Arul Murugan, both serving as additional judges, be made permanent judges of the court.

In the Himachal Pradesh High Court, the collegium approved the elevation of two senior advocates – Jiya Lal Bhardwaj and Romesh Verma – as judges.

In the Tripura High Court, the collegium approved the confirmation of Justice Biswajit Palit, who has been functioning as an additional judge, as a permanent judge.