In a significant development, the Supreme Court Collegium has proposed the elevation of 14 advocates as Judges of the Bombay High Court.
The names include Nandesh Shankarrao Deshpande, Amit Satyavan Jamsandekar, Ashish Sahadev Chavan, Mrs. Vaishali Nimbajirao Patil-Jadhav, Abasaheb Dharmaji Shinde, Farhan Parvez Dubash, Siddheshwar Sundarrao Thombre, Mehroz Ashraf Khan Pathan, Ranjitsinha Raja Bhonsale, Sandesh Dadasaheb Patil, Shreeram Vinayak Shirsat, Hiten Shamrao Venegavkar, Rajnish Ratnakar Vyas, and Raj Damodar Wakode. This major move is expected to reduce the mounting case backlog and ensure speedy delivery of justice.