Collegium recommends Justices Aradhe, Pancholi for elevation to Supreme Court

MUMBAI: The Supreme Court collegium on Monday recommended the elevation of justice Alok Aradhe, chief justice of the Bombay High Court, and justice Vipul Manubhai Pancholi, chief justice of the Patna High Court, as judges of the apex court.

SC collegium recommends two chief justices for elevation to top court

The five member collegium headed by CJI BR Gavai met on Monday (August 25) afternoon to hold deliberations. The move comes to fill two vacancies created by the recent retirements of justice Bela Trivedi and justice Sudhanshu Dhulia. With a sanctioned strength of 34 judges, the Supreme Court is currently operating below capacity.

Justice Aradhe, born on April 13, 1964, began his legal career after enrolling as an advocate in 1988. He practised in civil, constitutional, arbitration and company matters before being designated as a senior advocate in 2007. He was appointed an additional judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in 2009 and became permanent in 2011.