SC Collegium Recommends Two Women for Kerala HC Judge Position

By: WE Staff | Wednesday, 15 April 2026

• Two women advocates were recommended as judges for the Kerala High Court by the Supreme Court collegium
• Three judicial officers were approved for appointment to the Karnataka High Court, along with multiple elevations in Telangana and Bombay High Courts
• The collegium said selections were based on performance review, consultations, and government concurrence

Two women advocates were recommended for judge positions at the Kerala High Court by the Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday.

The Chief Justice of India Surya Kant presided over a collegium meeting where the names of Preeta Aravindan Krishnamma and Liz Mathew Anthraper were approved as judge candidates for the Kerala High Court.

Additionally, the collegium approved three judicial officers to become judges at the Karnataka High Court. The names include Rajeshwari Narayana Hedge, Kedambadi Ganesh Shanthi, and Mahadevappa Brungesh.

Furthermore, four additional judges at the Telangana High Court will now be considered permanent judges. Current Justices Yara Renuka, Nandikonda Narsing Rao, E Tirumala Devi, and B R Madhusudhan Rao were thus approved by the collegium.

Moreover, Justice Manjusha Ajay Deshpande’s appointment as an additional judge to become a permanent judge at the Bombay High Court was further confirmed by the collegium.

"The members of the collegium of the high court have the benefit of hearing the arguments of the candidate under consideration and of assessing her performance and antecedents. The inputs furnished by the Department of Justice in the file have been duly considered by the collegium of the high court in pursuance of the earlier resolution of the collegium of the Supreme Court," it said.

It said in terms of the Memorandum of Procedure, the apex court judges conversant with the affairs of the Kerala High Court were consulted in order to ascertain the fitness and suitability of the candidate.

"The Chief Minister and the Governor for the State of Kerala have conveyed their concurrence to the above recommendation," the resolution said, adding, "The collegium, therefore, is of the considered view that Sreeja Vijayalakshmi is fit and suitable for appointment as judge of the High Court of Kerala", according to report.