New Delhi: The Central Government has approved all nine names, for appointment as judges of Supreme Court has been sent to the approval of the president. The Supreme Court Collegium recommended the names of nine judges, including three women judges.

They are Karnataka High Court Chief Justice AS Oka; Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Vikram Nath; Sikkim Chief Justice JK Maheshwari; Telangana Chief Justice Hima Kohli; Justice BV Nagarathna of the Karnataka High Court; Kerala High Court Judge, Justice CT Ravikumar; Madras High Court Judge, Justice MM Sundresh; Gujarat High Court Judge Justice Bela M Trivedi; and Senior Advocate PS Narasimha.

Justice BV Nagarathna, of the Karnataka High Court, is in line to become the first woman Chief Justice of India – a milestone in the nation’s history. The Supreme Court, which has 25 judges against a sanctioned strength of 34, will be left with only one vacancy after the new judges are sworn in.

It is probably the first time that nine names have been recommended for the Supreme Court and all have been approved by the government. The names include eight judges and one lawyer from the Supreme Court Bar.