SC okays elevation of six advocates as Delhi HC judges

Six advocates including Jasmeet Singh, Amit Bansal, Tara Vitasta Ganju, Anish Dayal, Amit Sharma and Mini Pushkarna were upgraded as judges in Delhi HC with the approval of the Supreme Court collegium. The decision was uploaded on the website of the apex court.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) collegium has approved a proposal for elevation of six advocates as judges of the Delhi High Court.

The apex court collegium, in its meeting held on August 17, recommended advocates Jasmeet Singh, Amit Bansal, Tara Vitasta Ganju, Anish Dayal, Amit Sharma and Mini Pushkarna, as judges of the high court.

The collegium headed by Chief Justice of India S A Bobde also approved the proposal for elevation of advocate Rajesh Kumar Bhardwaj as Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

The decision was uploaded on the website of the apex court.

Apart from CJI Bobde, justices N V Ramana, Arun Mishra, R F Nariman and U U Lalit are part of the five-judge collegium.

(PTI report)