NEW DELHI, Aug. 26 -- The Supreme Court collegium on Monday recommended the elevation of Justice Alok Aradhe, currently the chief justice of the Bombay high court, and Justice Vipul M Pancholi, who is serving as chief justice of the Patna high court, to the top court. The five-member collegium, comprising Chief Justice of India Bhushan R Gavai and justices Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, JK Maheshwari, and BV Nagarathna, cleared their names in the meeting on Monday afternoon. With their appointments, the Supreme Court will once again attain its full sanctioned strength of 34 judges. If appointed, Justice Pancholi will be in line to become the Chief Justice of India for a tenure of 16 months following the retirement of Justice Joymalya Bagchi in May 2031. Born in 1964, Justice Aradhe has served across multiple high courts in his judicial career. Practising primarily in civil, constitutional, arbitration, and company matters before the Madhya Pradesh high court at Jabalpur, he was designated as a senior advocate in April 2007.P4...