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SC Collegium Elevates 12 Additional Judges to Permanent Status Across Four High Courts
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Moneycontrol•24-09-2026, 12:08
SC Collegium Elevates 12 Additional Judges to Permanent Status Across Four High Courts
- •The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the appointment of 12 additional judges as permanent judges in the High Courts of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Uttarakhand, and Gauhati.
- •The Collegium, comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Vikram Nath and BV Nagarathna, made the decision at a meeting held on Wednesday.
- •Five additional judges were approved for permanent appointment to the Andhra Pradesh High Court, including Shri Justice Maheswara Rao Kuncheam @ Kuncham and Dr. Justice Yadavalli Lakshmana Rao.
- •For the Kerala High Court, Justices P Krishna Kumar, KV Jayakumar, Muralee Krishna S, Jobin Sebastian, and PV Balakrishnan were approved as permanent judges.
- •Justice Subhash Upadhyay was approved as a permanent judge for the Uttarakhand High Court, and Justice Kaushik Goswami for the Gauhati High Court.
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The Supreme Court Collegium approved the appointment of additional judges as permanent judges in the high courts of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Uttarakhand, and Gauhati.
The approved additional judges for the Andhra Pradesh High Court are Shri Justice Maheswara Rao Kuncheam @ Kuncham, Shri Justice Thoota Chandra Dhana Sekar @ T.C.D. Sekhar, Shri Justice Challa Gunaranjan, Shri Justice Avadhanam Hari Haranadha Sarma, and Dr. Justice Yadavalli Lakshmana Rao.
The Supreme Court Collegium is headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant.
