Supreme Court collegium recommends Justices Ujjal Bhuyan, S Venkatanarayana Bhatti for elevation as apex court judges

New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud Wednesday recommended the names of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice S Venkatanarayana Bhatti for elevation as the judges of the apex court.

The collegium, which also comprises Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, B R Gavai, and Surya Kant, took the decision in a meeting Wednesday and the resolution was uploaded on the top court website.

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The Supreme Court has a sanctioned strength of 34 judges but is currently functioning with 31 after the retirement of three judges last month.

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