The Supreme Court Collegium had first recommended the appointment of Poonacha as the judge of Karnataka High Court in October 2021.
The file was returned by the Central government to the Collegium which chose to reiterate its recommendation.
As on June 1, 2022, the Karnataka High Court is functioning with 44 judges as against its sanctioned strength of 62, a vacancy position of 18.
Source: Barandbench
