Appointment of Judges: In its meeting held on Wednesday, the collegium approved the proposal for elevation of 16 names - six judicial officers and 10 advocates - as judges of these four high courts. New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, has recommended 16 names for elevation as judges of the high courts of Bombay, Gujarat, Orissa and Punjab and Haryana. In its meeting held on Wednesday, the collegium approved the proposal for elevation of 16 names - six judicial officers and 10 advocates - as judges of these four high courts. As per the statements uploaded on the Supreme Court website today, the collegium has approved the proposal for elevation of four judicial officers - AL Pansare, SC More, US Joshi-Phalke and BP Deshpande - as judges of the Bombay High Court. Similarly, the collegium has recommended names of advocates Aditya Kumar Mohapatra and Mruganka Sekhar Sahoo and judicial officers Radha Krishna Pattanaik and Sashikanta Mishra for their elevation as judges of the Orissa High Court. For the Gujarat High Court, the collegium has approved the proposal for elevation of seven advocates - Mauna Manish Bhatt, Samir J Dave, Hemant M Prachchhak, Sandeep N Bhatt, Aniruddha Pradyumna Mayee, Niral Rashmikant Mehta and Nisha Mahendrabhai Thakore - as judges there. "The Supreme Court collegium in its meeting held on September 29, 2021 has approved the proposal for elevation of Sandeep Moudgil, advocate, as judge in the Punjab and Haryana High Court," said one of the statements. Besides the Chief Justice of India, the three-member collegium which deals with the appointment in high courts includes Justices UU Lalit and AM Khanwilkar.