September 26: The President of India has appointed 24 new judges to the Allahabad High Court under Article 217(1) of the Constitution, a move expected to ease the mounting backlog of cases in Uttar Pradesh’s top court.
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The Ministry of Law and Justice issued the notification on Friday, confirming that the appointments will take effect once the judges assume charge of their offices.
Newly Appointed Judges
• Vivek Saran
• Vivek Kumar Singh
• Garima Prashad
• Sudhanshu Chauhan
• Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary
• Swarupama Chaturvedi
• Siddharth Nandan
• Kunal Ravi Singh
• Indrajeet Shukla
• Satya Veer Singh
• Dr. Ajay Kumar-II
• Chawan Prakash
• Divesh Chandra Samant
• Prashant Mishra-I
• Tarun Saxena
• Rajeev Bharti
• Padam Narain Mishra
• Lakshmi Kant Shukla
• Jai Prakash Tiwari
• Devendra Singh-I
• Sanjiv Kumar
• Vani Ranjan Agrawal
• Achal Sachdev
• Babita Rani
Court officials welcomed the appointments, with one registrar remarking, "For a court handling lakhs of cases, every new judge is vital. This will reduce pressure on existing benches."
The Allahabad High Court, which functions from Prayagraj and has a bench in Lucknow, has long faced severe judge shortages. With these fresh appointments, the bench strength will improve, though it still remains below the sanctioned capacity.
The notification has been communicated to the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, the Chief Minister's office, the Registrar General of the High Court, and the Supreme Court registry.
The new judges are expected to take oath in the coming days, after which they will formally assume office.
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