Tue Jul 29 04:33:38 UTC 2025: **Summary:**

The Supreme Court collegium, headed by Chief Justice B.R. Gavai, has recommended several judicial appointments across six High Courts. These include judicial officers and advocates being elevated to judgeships in Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh. The collegium also approved the permanent appointments of additional judges in multiple High Courts and extended the terms of several additional judges in the Calcutta High Court.

**News Article:**

**Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Judges for Six High Courts**

**New Delhi, July 29, 2025 (The Hindu)** – The Supreme Court collegium has announced a series of recommendations for judicial appointments across several High Courts in India, signaling significant movement within the country’s judicial system.

Headed by Chief Justice B.R. Gavai, the three-member collegium, which also includes Justices Surya Kant and Vikram Nath, convened on Monday, July 28, 2025, to deliberate and finalize the appointments.

Key highlights of the recommendations include the proposed elevation of judicial officer Vimal Kumar Yadav to the Delhi High Court. For the Bombay High Court, advocates Ajit Bhagwanrao Kadethankar, Aarti Arun Sathe, and Sushil Manohar Ghodeswar have been recommended for judgeships.

In Karnataka, Additional Judge Justice Gurusiddaiah Basavaraja is set to become a permanent judge of the High Court. Similarly, Justices Partha Sarathi Sen and Apurba Sinha Ray, currently serving as additional judges in the Calcutta High Court, have been recommended for permanent positions. The terms of additional judges Justices Prasenjit Biswas, Uday Kumar, Ajay Kumar Gupta, Supratim Bhattacharya, Partha Sarathi Chatterjee, and Md. Shabbar Rashidi have been extended for another year at the Calcutta High Court.

Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, an additional judge, has been recommended to be made a permanent judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court. Finally, Justices Harinath Nunepally, Kiranmayee Mandava, Sumathi Jagadam, and Nyapathy Vijay are recommended to be made permanent judges in Andhra Pradesh High court.

The resolutions passed by the collegium have been made public and are available on the Supreme Court website. These appointments are subject to further government approvals and are expected to impact the judicial landscape across the affected states.

Read More