Bhubaneswar, Dec. 18 -- The Supreme Court Collegium today recommended the elevation of five judges as Chief Justices of different High Courts.

The SC Collegium has recommended the appointment of Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo of Orissa High Court as the Chief Justice of Patna High Court in Bihar.

Born on June 5, 1964 in Cuttack, Sahoo had completed BSc from Stewart Science College and LLB from The Law College in the Silver City.

Sahoo had enrolled himself as an advocate under the Odisha State Bar Council in 1989. He had assumed office as a judge in Orissa HC on July 2,2014.

The SC Collegium has recommended the elevation of Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta of Allahabad High Court in Uttar Pradesh as the Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court. ...