The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of the following judged to be elevated to the Supreme Court:-

i. Mr Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, 
ii. Mr Justice Augustine George Masih, and 
iii. Mr Justice Sandeep Mehta. 

The Supreme Court of India has a sanctioned strength of thirty four Judges and is presently functioning with thirty-one Judges. The Supreme Court has a huge backlog of cases.

In view of the ever mounting pendency of cases, the workload of judges has increased considerably. Bearing in mind the above, it has become necessary to
ensure that the Court has full working judge-strength leaving no vacancy at any point of time.

Bearing in mind the above, the Collegium has decided to fill up all the three existing vacancies by recommending names.

The Collegium deliberated on and discussed the names of Chief Justices and senior puisne Judges of the High Courts eligible for appointment to the Supreme Court. Judgments authored by those falling in the zone of consideration for elevation to the Supreme Court were circulated among the members of the Collegium, well in advance, for a meaningful discussion on and assessment of their judicial acumen. The Centre for Research & Planning of the Supreme Court has prepared a compilation of relevant background material to assist the Collegium.

While recommending appointments to the Supreme Court the Collegium has taken into consideration the following aspects:
a. The seniority of Chief Justices and senior puisne Judges in their respective parent High Courts as well as overall seniority of the High Court Judges;
b. The merit, performance and integrity of the judges under consideration; and
c. The need to ensure diversity and inclusion in the Supreme Court by:
(i) representation of High Courts which are not represented or are inadequately represented, in the Supreme Court;
(ii) appointment of persons from marginalized and backward segments of society;
(iii) gender diversity; and (iv) representation of minorities.

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