Collegium for elevation of Gauhati High Court Chief Justice, Justice Pardiwala of Gujarat High Court

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is all set to regain its full strength of 34 judges, with the collegium headed by CJI NV Ramana recommending names of Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, and Gujarat High Court Judge, Justice Jamshed B Pardiwala, for elevation to the SC, sources said.

Justice Pardiwala would go on to become the CJI for over two years if the recommendation is accepted by the Centre, they said. Justice Dhulia is the sibling of national award-winning film director and actor Tigmanshu Dhulia and would have a tenure of little over three years. While Justice Pardiwala will be the fourth one from the Parsi community to adorn the SC bench and the first HC judge from the minority community who has been elevated in the last five years after Justice S Abdul Nazeer.