♦ Supreme Court judge Justice Abhay S. Oka became part of the 5-member SC collegium on 11 November 2024. This collegium is now headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna. 

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

♦ 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. 

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