Collegium names Justice Nagu CJ of Punjab & Haryana High Court

New Delhi, December 28

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended to the Centre the names of five judges to be appointed Chief Justices of the high courts of Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana, Gauhati, Allahabad and Jharkhand.

The Collegium recommended Justice Sheel Nagu for appointment as the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava of the Rajasthan HC, Justice Vijay Bishnoi of the Gauhati HC, Justice Arun Bhansali of the Allahabad HC and Justice BR Sarangi of the Jharkhand HC.

Justice Nagu is currently serving in the Madhya Pradesh HC, Justice Shrivastava is the Acting CJ of Rajasthan HC; Justices Bishnoi and Bhansali are also with the Rajasthan HC while Justice Sarangi is the Acting CJ of Orissa HC. The Collegium said Justice Nagu was considered to be a “competent judge… suitable in all respects for being appointed CJ of the Punjab and Haryana High Court”.

The Supreme Court Collegium is headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and has Justices Sanjiv Khanna and BR Gavai as members.