Collegium sends names to govt for appointment as HC judges

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court collegium has recommended to the Centre names of eight persons for appointment as judges in five different high
courts.The names included that of judicial officer Golmei Gaiphulshillu Kabui who, if cleared by the Centre, would be the first woman from
the ST community to become a judge of Manipur HC
The collegium comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph on Monday also recommended the names of two
judicial officers Ramachandra Dattatray Huddar and Venkatesh Naik Thavaryanaik, both from the SC community, for appointment as judges of the
Karnataka HC, in an attempt to give adequate representation to persons from the SC and ST communities as well women.