On Thursday, Ministry of Law and Justice notified the appointment of many Judicial officers and advocates as Judges of several High Courts in Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.
The central government has announced the elevation of 13 judicial officers and advocates to the four high courts mentioned above. The Ministry has also transferred Patna High Court Judge Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma to the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Justice Atul Sreedharan, a Madhya Pradesh High Court judge, has been appointed to the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Courts.
Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju tweeted on Thursday, “In the exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India is pleased to appoint several Judicial officers and Advocates as Judges in the High Courts and also transfer High Court Judges.”
Appointments in Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttarakhand High Courts
Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal, Judicial Officer, has been appointed as Additional Judge to the Chhattisgarh High Court, according to the new list.
Judicial Officers Girish Kathpalia and Manoj Jain have been appointed as Additional Judges to the Delhi High Court.
Judicial Officers Roopesh Chandra Varshney, Smt Anuradha Shukla, Sanjeev Sudhakar Kalgaonkar, Prem Narayan Singh, Achal Kumar Paliwal, Hirdesh, and Avnindra Kumar Singh are elevated to the Madhya Pradesh High Court as Judges.
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended numerous judicial officers for elevation to various high courts to the Centre.
The judges of the Uttarakhand High Court will be Rakesh Thapliyal, Pankaj Purohit, Advocates, and Vivek Bharti Sharma, Judicial Officer.
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended numerous judicial officers for elevation to various high courts to the Centre.
