President appoints two Additional Judges of Gauhati High Court
Justice Kardak Ete and Justice Mridul Kumar Kalita were appointed Additional Judges.
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President appoints Justice Arindam Sinha as Acting Chief Justice of Orissa High Court
Justice Sinha will perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of that High Court with effect from 20-01-2025 consequent upon retirement of Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh.
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Supreme Court collegium recommends appointment of Judges for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana High Courts
The Collegium on 11-1-2025 recommended appointment of Judges for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana High Courts.
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Justice K. Vinod Chandran sworn in as Judge of Supreme Court of India
With Justice K. Vinod Chandran’s induction, the judicial strength of the Supreme Court Judges now stands at 33 Judges, just one short of its full strength of 34 Judges.
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Centre notifies appointment of Acting Chief Justices for High Courts of Patna and Telangana
Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Sujoy Paul were appointed as Acting Chief Justices of Patna and Telangana High Courts respectively.
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Centre notifies appointment of Justice Alok Aradhe as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium on 7-1-2025 had recommended the transfer of Justice Aradhe to Bombay High Court.
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Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya appointed as the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court
Justice Upadhyaya was elevated as the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court on 29-07-2023. On 07-01-2025, the Supreme Court collegium recommended to transfer him as Chief Justice of Delhi High Court.
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Bombay High Court designates 13 new Senior Advocates
Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961 provides that- an advocate may, with his consent, be designated as senior advocate if the Supreme Court or a High Court is of the opinion that by virtue of his ability, standing at the Bar or special knowledge or experience in law he is deserving of such distinction.
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Centre notifies the appointment of Justice K. Vinod Chandran as Judge of Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna, CJI, on 7-1-2025 had recommended the name of Justice K. Vinod Chandran, currently serving as Chief Justice of Patna High Court, as Judge of Supreme Court of India.
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SC Collegium recommends appointment of Permanent Judges for Gauhati High Court
The Collegium recommended the names of 2 Additional Judges to be appointed as Permanent Judges.
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SC Collegium recommends appointment of Justice K. Vinod Chandran as Supreme Court Judge
Justice K. Vinod Chandran was appointed as a Judge of the High Court of Kerala on 8-11-2011 and was elevated as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Patna on 29-3-2023.
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Centre notifies appointment of new Judges in Delhi and Uttaranchal High Court
The new Judges were appointed by the President in exercise of power conferred by Article 217(1) of the Constitution.
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Centre appoints Justice (Retd.) Mayank Kumar Jain, Allahabad High Court as Judicial Member of SAT
The Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance notified the appointment on 03-01-2025.
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Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of Judicial Officers and Advocates as High Court Judges
On 22-12-2024, the Collegium recommended six candidates to be appointed as Judges in four High Courts of India.
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Justice (retd.) V. Ramasubramanian appointed as Chairman of National Human Rights Commission
The appointment was made by a committee comprising of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and Leaders of the Opposition.
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Centre appoints Chief Justices for the High Courts of Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal
The Law Ministry notified the appointments of the new Chief Justices on 23-12-2024.
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Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of Permanent Judges for 3 High Courts
The Collegium recommended the appointment of Permanent Judges for the High Courts of Delhi, Karnataka and Punjab & Haryana.
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November 2024 Judicial Appointment Tracker | Justice Sanjiv Khanna takes charge as 51st CJI; 2 appointments recommended by SC Collegium
This segment aims to track and chart the monthly course of judicial appointments, retirements in the Supreme Court and High Courts along with recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium.
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Justice Manmohan takes oath as Judge of Supreme Court of India
Justice Manmohan’s elevation to the Supreme Court was recommended by the Collegium on 28-11-2024 and his appointment was confirmed by the Centre on 3-12-2024.
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Government appoints Justice Vibhu Bakhru as Acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court
Justice Vibhu Bakhru enrolled as an Advocate with Bar Council of Delhi in September 1990 and was appointed as Additional Judge of High Court of Delhi on 17-4-2013 and became a Permanent Judge on 18-3-2015.
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