The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud recommended to the government on Tuesday (31.01.2023) that Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court Rajesh Bindal and Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court Aravind Kumar be appointed as judges of the Apex Court.
On December 13, 2022, the collegium recommended Justices Pankaj Mithal, Sanjay Karol, P.V. Sanjay Kumar, and Ahsanuddin Amanullah for appointment as judges in the Apex Court. Their appointment is yet to be notified by the government. Now, the Collegium recommended two more names for appointment against the two remaining vacancies. The SC has a sanctioned strength of thirty four Judges and is presently functioning with twenty seven Judges. Thus, there are seven clear vacancies.
