New Delhi: The Central government is yet to take a call on the recommendations made by the Supreme Court collegiums (SCC) on appointing a total of 68 judicial officers and advocates as judges of various high courts, sources privy to the development said.

Between August 8 and September 1 this year, the collegium of the Supreme Court had processed over 100 names recommended by various high courts and had finally sent 68 names to the government for appointment as judges to 12 high courts. The government is yet to take a call on the names recommended by the Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana, the sources said.

Out of the 68 names, two from Karnataka and one from Jammu and Kashmir have been sent for a third time, while 10 others have been recommended for a second time. The rest are fresh recommendations.

Prior to these recommendations, in a historic decision on August 17, the Supreme Court collegium had sent nine names, including three women, for elevation as judges of the Supreme Court. The names were cleared with significant pace by the government leading to their swearing-in as apex court judges on August 31.

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