January 2024 Judges Tracker | 1 Supreme Court and 15 High Court Appointments; 22 Collegium Recommendations

Supreme Court Collegium Recommendations for January 2024

Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of Justice Prasanna B. Varale as Judge of Supreme Court of India

The Supreme Court Collegium comprising of Dr Justice DY Chandrachud, the Chief Justice of India, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice BR Gavai, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Aniruddha Bose, on 19-1-2024, unanimously resolved to recommend the name of Justice Prasanna B Varale to be appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of Additional Judges and Permanent Judges for 6 High Courts

Supreme Court Collegium comprising of Dr Justice DY Chandrachud, the Chief Justice of India, Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice BR Gavai, on 04-01-2024, recommended 8 names for appointment Additional Judges and Permanent Judges for the High Courts of Bombay, Calcutta, Chhattisgarh, Gauhati, Punjab and Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

Supreme Court Collegium recommends elevation of Advocates and Judicial Officers as Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh High Court Judges

On 09-01-2024, the Supreme Court Collegium comprising of Dr Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, the Chief Justice of India, Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice B.R. Gavai recommended the names of 4 advocates and judicial officers to be appointed as Judges of the High Courts of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.

Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of Additional and Permanent Judges for 3 High Courts

The Supreme Court Collegium comprising of Dr Justice DY Chandrachud, the Chief Justice of India, Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice BR Gavai, on 18-01-2024 resolved to recommend 8 names of Judges and Judicial Officers to be appointed as Additional and Permanent Judges in the 3 High Court of Calcutta, Jharkhand and Kerala.

Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of Justice PS Dinesh Kumar as Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court

In a Resolution passed by the Supreme Court Collegium on 19-1-2024, the name of Justice PS Dinesh Kumar was recommended to be appointed as the 33rd Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court.

Supreme Court of India

Justice Prasanna Bhalchandra Varale was appointed as new Judge of the Supreme Court of India on 24-01-2024 and took oath of office on 25-01-2024.

High Courts

Appointment of Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court

The Ministry of Law and Justice on 31-01-2024, notified the appointment of Justice PS Dinesh Kumar as 33rd Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court.

High Courts Functioning with Acting Chief Justices

As of now, 15 High Courts¹ are being headed by their respective Chief Justices and 10 High Courts are functioning with Acting Chief Justices.

1. Allahabad High Court: Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta- ACJ w.e.f 22-11-2023

2. Delhi High Court: Justice Manmohan- ACJ w.e.f 09-11-2023

3. Gauhati High Court: Justice Lanusungkum Jamir- ACJ w.e.f 09-11-2023

4. Jharkhand High Court: Justice Shree Chandrashekhar- ACJ w.e.f 09-11-2023

5. Meghalaya High Court: Justice Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew — ACJ w.e.f 02-11-2023

6. Orissa High Court: Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi- ACJ w.e.f 04-10-2023

7. Punjab and Haryana High Court: Justice Kumari Ritu Bahri- ACJ w.e.f. 14-10-2023

8. Rajasthan High Court: Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava- ACJ w.e.f 09-11-2023

9. Uttaranchal High Court: Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari- ACJ w.e.f 27-10-2023

10. Karnataka High Court: Justice PS Dinesh Kumar- ACJ w.e.f. 25-01-2024. He has been appointed as Chief Justice on 31-01-2024 but has not been sworn-in yet.

Appointment of High Court Judges (Permanent and Additional)

Bombay High Court

Justice Abhay Ahuja, appointed as Permanent Judge

Calcutta High Court

1. Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay

2. Justice Rai Chattopadhyay

3. Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul)

4. Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury

5. Justice Subhendu Samanta

Chhattisgarh High Court-

Arvind Kumar Verma (Judicial Officer) was appointed as an Additional Judge for a period of two years.

Gujarat High Court-

Pranav Shailesh Trivedi (Judicial Officer) appointed as Judge of the Gujarat High Court.

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court-

1. Justice Rahul Bharti

2. Justice Moksha Ithajuria Kazmi

Jharkhand High Court

1. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

2. Arun Kumar Rai, (Judicial Officer)

Kerala High Court

Justice Shoba Annamma Eapen

Punjab and Haryana High Court

Justice Lapita Banerji

Did you know? In January, 6 Women Judges were appointed in several High Courts, with Calcutta High Court taking the lead with 3 Women Judges.