The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of 2 lawyers for elevation as judges of the Patna High Court..After meetings held on July 1, the Collegium recommended the following lawyers for judgeship:(i) Ajit Kumar (ii) Praveen Kumar.The Patna High Court is currently functioning with a strength of 36 judges as against a sanctioned strength of 53..Notably, Bar & Bench reported today that the Collegium has tightened the process for selection of judges and intensified scrutiny of candidates.It was also revealed that the Collegium interacted with a total of 54 candidates in 2 days to fill High Court judge vacancies..[Read resolution]
