Gujarat HC to get three more judges

AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high court is to get three more judges with the Supreme Court collegium approving proposal to elevate three members of the Bar – Vaibhavi Nanavati, Nirzar Desai and Nikhil Kariel – for elevation to the bench.
The SC collegium approved names of these three lawyers for appointment as HC judges in a meeting held on August 14. Their appointment will take the HC strength to 30.
The three lawyers have legal practice of more than two decades. Advocate Desai has been a standing counsel for the central government. Advocate Nanavati has been on panels of various institutions and her area of practice include constitutional law, civil law, company law, educational and land related laws. Similarly, advocate Kariel too has got wide practice in various fields of law.