The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur has cleared the names of six High Court Chief Justices in perhaps the first meeting held after the collegium was revived by the apex court while striking down the National Judicial Appointment Commission as unconstitutional.
The collegium is understood to have forwarded six names to head the High Courts where due to the retirement of respective Chief Justices, the seniormost judge was appointed as Acting Chief Justice.
The High Courts to which the appointments were made include Rajasthan, Patna, Gauhati, Meghalaya, Karnataka and Gujarat. Except for Karnataka, the collegium is learnt to have recommended names of judges from other States to head these high courts
At present, the High Courts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Punjab and Haryana, and Bombay also have Acting Chief Justices.
law Ministry sources said that the recommendations will be forwarded to the President and warrants of appointments will be issued within a week.