Centre Notifies Four High Court Appointments Across Patna, Allahabad and Uttarakhand
The appointments follow Supreme Court Collegium recommendations, with the announcement posted by Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on X.
Overview
- Ritesh Kumar and Praveen Kumar have been appointed as judges of the Patna High Court.
- Jai Krishna Upadhyay has been named a judge of the Allahabad High Court.
- Advocate Siddhartha Sah has been appointed as an additional judge of the Uttarakhand High Court.
- The President made the appointments under constitutional powers after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, according to the minister’s post.
- Additional judges typically serve about two years before consideration for permanent status, and swearing-in details were not specified in the reports.