New Delhi, Nov 11 (PTI) The five-member Supreme Court Collegium now headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna has Justice A S Oka as a new member.

The reconstitution of five- and three-member collegium is a consequential event after the superannuation of former CJI D Y Chandrachud on November 10.

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Besides CJI Khanna, the five-member collegium, which selects apex court judges, would comprise Justices B R Gavai, Surya Kant, Hrishikesh Roy and A S Oka.

The three-member collegium, which selects high court judges, will have the CJI and Justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant as members.

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The collegium system is a process for appointing and transferring judges in higher judiciary.

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