Should all four be elevated, the Supreme Court, currently functioning with 27 judges, will have its sanctioned strength of 31. Justice Bose is Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court and Justice Bopanna the Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court. Justice Surya Kant is Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court while Justice Gavai is presently a judge of Bombay High Court. Last year, the Centre, citing inadequate representation from other states, returned the file of then Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice K M Joseph who had been recommended for elevation to the Supreme Court. Justice Surya Kant was appointed judge of the Punjab & Haryana High Court on January 9, 2004 and was elevated as Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court on October 5, 2018.

Source: Indian Express May 09, 2019 22:50 UTC