Centre Saturday cleared SC collegium's recommendations and appointed CJs for eight HCs, just a day after SC sought explanation from it for the delay.

As many as 27 of the current 33 judges of the Supreme Court have declared their assets and liabilities to the Chief Justice of India, according to an update last month on the official website of the Supreme Court. Their names have been released but their asset declarations are absent.

Justices Indra Prasanna Mukerji, Suresh Kumar Kait, GS Sandhawalia, and Tashi Rabstan were proposed as Chief Justices for the Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Courts,

Supreme Court Collegium changes Chief Justice appointments for four High Courts in India on September 17, 2024.

Justice Suresh Kumar Kait, a senior puisne judge of the Delhi High Court, has been recommended as the CJ of the Madhya Pradesh High Court instead of the J&K and Ladakh High Court.