India, July 30 -- The Supreme Court collegium on Monday recommended the name of retired judicial officer Vimal Kumar Yadav as a judge of the Delhi High Court, despite previously rejecting the same.

The three-member collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Bhushan R Gavai, approved Yadav's name in a meeting held on Monday. "The Supreme Collegium on July 28 recommended the appointment of judicial officer Vimal Kumar Yadav as a judge of the Delhi High Court," the collegium, also comprising justices Surya Kant and Vikram Nath, said in its resolution.

Yadav, who joined the Delhi Judicial Service in 1992 and became a member of Delhi Higher Judicial Service in 2003, demitted office as a principal district and sessions judge, Patiala House c...