On Tuesday, the Supreme Court Collegium decided to confirm the appointment of attorney Nagendra Ramachandra Naik as a Karnataka High Court judge.
This is the third time Collegium has mentioned Naik.
His name was originally put up in 2019 and then twice again, in March and September of the following year.
The Karnataka High Court currently has 49 judges, compared to the 62 that are authorized, leaving 13 vacancies.