Centre notifies major judicial expansion with appointment of 24 Allahabad High Court judges, 3 Karnataka High Court judges, and 2 Himachal Pradesh High Court judges, strengthening India’s judiciary.
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NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Law and Justice has issued a notification appointing new judges across multiple High Courts in India. These appointments strengthen the judicial system by filling crucial vacancies and ensuring efficiency in the dispensation of justice.
Allahabad High Court: 24 New Judges Appointed
With effect from the date they assume charge, 24 individuals have been appointed as Judges of the Allahabad High Court.
Advocates:
- Vivek Saran
- Vivek Kumar Singh
- Garima Prashad (Senior Advocate)
- Sudhanshu Chauhan
- Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary (Senior Advocate)
- Swarupama Chaturvedi (Senior Advocate)
- Siddharth Nandan
- Kunal Ravi Singh
- Indrajeet Shukla
- SatyaVeer Singh
Judicial Officers:
- Dr. Ajay Kumar-II
- Chawan Prakash
- Divesh Chandra Samant
- Prashant Mishra-I
- Tarun Saxena
- Rajeev Bharti
- Padam Narain Mishra
- Lakshmi Kant Shukla
- Jai Prakash Tiwari
- Devendra Singh-I
- Sanjiv Kumar
- Vani Ranjan Agrawal
- Achal Sachdev
- Babita Rani
This large-scale appointment marks a major development for the Allahabad High Court, one of the busiest High Courts in the country.
Himachal Pradesh High Court: 2 New Judges Appointed
Two advocates have been elevated as Judges of the Himachal Pradesh High Court:
- Advocate Jiya Lal Bhardwaj
- Advocate Romesh Verma
Karnataka High Court: Permanent and Additional Judges
Permanent Judge:
- Kurubarahalli Venkataramareddy Aravind, previously serving as an Additional Judge, has been appointed as a Permanent Judge of the Karnataka High Court.
Additional Judges:
- Geetha Kadaba Bharatharaja Setty, Judicial Officer
- Borkatte Muralidhara Pai, Judicial Officer
- Tyagaraja Narayan Inavally, Judicial Officer
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Calcutta High Court: Acting Chief Justice Appointed
Justice Sujoy Paul, Judge of the Calcutta High Court, has been appointed as the Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) of the Calcutta High Court. This comes consequent to the appointment of Justice Soumen Sen, Judge of the Calcutta High Court, as the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court.
Rajasthan High Court: Acting Chief Justice Appointed
Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, Judge of the Rajasthan High Court, has been appointed as the Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) of the Rajasthan High Court. This follows the retirement of Justice Kalpathi Rajendran Shriram on September 27, 2025.
