HP CJ among four cleared for apex court

New Delhi, May 22 

The government is learnt to have cleared the names of four judges for their elevation to the Supreme Court.

Once the appointments formally come through, the top court will have its full sanctioned strength of 31 judges (including the Chief Justice). As of now, the apex court is functioning with 27 judges.

 The four names cleared by the government are Justices Aniruddha Bose, AS Bopanna, BR Gavai and Surya Kant (Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court).

The names of Justices Bose and Bopanna were earlier returned by the government to the SC collegium citing seniority and representation of regions as the reasons.

But in its resolution passed earlier this month, the collegium reiterated its recommendation to elevate Justices Bose and Bopanna, observing that nothing adverse had been found. — PTI