Indian Judiciary Bolstered: Nine New Judges Appointed to Five High Courts

New Delhi, India – August 8, 2025 – In a major shot in the arm for India’s justice system, the Central Government has notified the appointment of nine new judges to five important High Courts. This significant initiative should take some load off courts and accelerate delivery of justice in Andhra Pradesh, Calcutta, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, and Karnataka.

Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal made the announcement on ‘X’ (previously Twitter) on Friday, emphasizing that such appointments are in accordance with the recommendations by the Supreme Court Collegium on July 28. The judges have been appointed under Articles 217 and 224 of the Indian Constitution, which speaks volumes for the strong legal basis of the appointments.

Here’s a brief overview of the appointments:

Andhra Pradesh High Court
Four More Judges have been approved as permanent judges: Justice Harinath Nunepally, Justice Kiranmayee Mandava (Kiranmayee Kanaparthy), Justice Sumathi Jagadam, and Justice Nyapathy Vijay. They will take up their official positions once they join. 

Calcutta High Court
Two Additional Judges, Justice Partha Sarathi Sen and Justice Apurba Sinha Ray, have been made permanent judges. Besides them, seven other Additional Judges of the Calcutta High Court have also been given a new one-year term from August 31, 2025. These judges are Justices Biswaroop Chowdhury, Prasenjit Biswas, Uday Kumar, Ajay Kumar Gupta, Supratim Bhattacharya, Partha Sarathi Chatterjee, and Md. Shabbar Rashidi.

Delhi High Court
Judicial Officer Vimal Kumar Yadav has been appointed judge. He will join after taking charge.

Chhattisgarh High Court
Additional Judge Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal has been appointed permanent judge and will take charge. 

Karnataka High Court
The other Judge Justice Gurusiddaiah Basavaraja (popularly referred to as GS Basavaraja) has also been appointed a permanent judge.

These appointments are a categorical message of the government’s determination to the empowerment of the judiciary and the reduction of the case backlog, which has been a continuing curse for the system. Through the recruitment of these key vacancies, the courts will be in a better position to render justice more expeditiously.

This move is heartening to all those who care about access to quick and equitable justice  a step towards a stronger judicial horizon in India.