New Delhi, September 24 (Daily Kiran) : The Supreme Court Collegium, led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, has made significant recommendations for the appointment of 12 additional judges as permanent judges in the High Courts of Guwahati, Uttarakhand, Kerala, and Andhra Pradesh.
In a statement released on Thursday, the Collegium confirmed that during its meeting on September 23, it approved the appointment of Justice Kaushik Goswami as a permanent judge of the Guwahati High Court.
Additionally, the Collegium recommended Justice Subhash Upadhyay for a permanent position in the Uttarakhand High Court. The statement noted, “The Supreme Court Collegium approved the proposal for the appointment of additional judge Justice Subhash Upadhyay as a permanent judge of the Uttarakhand High Court during its meeting on September 23, 2026.”
For the Kerala High Court, the Collegium also approved the appointment of five additional judges as permanent judges. These include Justices P. Krishna Kumar, K.V. Jayakumar, Murali Krishna S., Jobin Sebastian, and P.V. Balakrishnan.
In the case of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, five additional judges have been recommended for permanent appointments as well. This list features Justices Maheshwar Rao Kuncham, Thoota Chandra Dhanasekar, Challa Gunaranjan, Avadhanam Hari Haranadh Sharma, and Dr. Justice Yadavalli Lakshmana Rao.
The statement further clarified, “The Supreme Court Collegium approved the proposals for appointing additional judges as permanent judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court during its meeting on September 23.”
According to Article 217(1) of the Constitution, the appointment of High Court judges is made by the President based on recommendations from the Chief Justice of the High Court. When recommending an additional judge for a permanent position, the Chief Justice must provide detailed statistics, including the number of cases handled and judgments delivered each month, as well as the number of cases published in law journals. All data must be certified by the respective judge.
This data also includes the total number of working days, the actual days the judge was present in court, and the days of absence during the period for which case resolution statistics are submitted. The appointment of additional judges is made under Article 224(1) of the Constitution by the President.
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