The Supreme Court Collegium on May 16 recommended senior advocate K.V. Vishwanathan to be appointed as judge of the apex court, highlighting his vast experience and profound knowledge in law as a “significant value addition” to the court.
The five-member collegium also proposed to the government the appointment of Andhra Pradesh Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra as a Supreme Court judge.
Mr. Vishwanathan would be in line to be the 58th Chief Justice of India in August 2030, succeeding Justice JB Pardiwala as top judge, if his name is cleared by the government. He would also be only the ninth lawyer to be elevated directly to the Supreme Court Bench.
