Supreme Court Collegium recommends 5 judicial officers as Jharkhand High Court judges

Collegium statements to this effect were issued following a meeting held on Wednesday, September 1.

Bar & Bench

Published:3rd Sep, 2021 at 11:15 PM

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of five judicial officers as judges of the Jharkhand High Court.

The judicial officers proposed for elevation to the High Court are:

1. Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

2. Gautam Kumar Choudhary

3. Ambuj Nath

4. Navneet Kumar

5. Sanjay Prasad

The Jharkhand High Court currently has 10 vacancies as against a sanctioned strength of 25 judges.

[Read Collegium Statement]

Jharkhand High Court.pdf