India, May 28 -- The Supreme Court collegium on Wednesday recommended the elevation of chief justices of four high courts and senior advocate V Mohana as judges of the apex court.

According to a statement uploaded on the top court's website, the collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, held its meetings on May 22 and May 27.

It has recommended the elevation of Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Sheel Nagu, Chief Justice of Bombay High Court Shree Chandrashekhar, Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court Sanjeev Sachdeva, Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Arun Palli and Mohana as judges of the top court.

The apex court presently has 32 judges, including the CJI. Two sitting judge...