Centre Notifies Appointment of Four Additional Judges as Permanent Judges of Kerala High Court

Centre Notifies Appointment of Four Additional Judges as Permanent Judges of Kerala High Court

The Central Government has notified the appointment of four Additional Judges of Kerala High Court as Permanent Judges of that Court.

The four additional judges elevated as permanent judges of Kerala High Court namely are, Justices Basant Balaji, Chandrasekharan Kartha Jayachandran, Sophy Thomas, and Puthen Veedu Gopala Pillai Ajithkumar.

The law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced their appointment via twitter.

The Kerala High Court Collegium had, on 17 March, 2023, unanimously recommended the names of the aforementioned Judges for permanent appointment. The Chief Minister and the Governor of the State of Kerala had also concurred with the recommendation.

Subsequently, the Supreme Court Collegium had also recommended the four judges to be made permanent Judges of the High Court.