July 25, 2017 10:16 pm | Updated 10:16 pm IST - NEW DELHI
The Law Ministry has forwarded the names of 35 candidates to the SC collegium for appointment as judges in five High Courts, as recommended by the HC collegiums of Madras, Kerala, Karnataka, Jharkhand and Gujarat.
The government has forwarded the names following a background check by the Intelligence Bureau. The five HCs had a vacancy of 97 judges as on July 1.
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