Pariksha SaathiPresident appoints 14 judicial officers as High Court judges
A release from the Ministry of Law and Justice on 19 September 2026 announced that the President, after consulting the Chief Justice of India, had appointed 14 judicial officers to four High Courts. The Delhi High Court gets two Judges, Nivedita Anil Sharma and Nisha Sahay Saxena, and five Additional Judges: Sanjay Sharma, Bharat Parashar, Dr Aditi Choudhary, Dinesh Bhatt and Arun Bhardwaj. Manoj Prasad, Akhil Kumar and Ram Sharma become Judges of the Jharkhand High Court, while Usharani, K.S. Bharath Kumar and Nerale V. Bhavani join the Karnataka High Court as Additional Judges. Yash Paul Bourney has been appointed a Judge of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Taken together, six of the appointments are as permanent Judges and eight as Additional Judges. Permanent High Court judges are appointed under Article 217 of the Constitution and serve until the age of 62, whereas Additional Judges are appointed under Article 224 for a term not exceeding two years.
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Learning context
Under Article 217 of the Constitution, a permanent High Court judge is appointed by the President after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, the Governor of the State and the Chief Justice of that High Court, and holds office until the age of 62. Under Article 224, when a High Court faces a temporary increase in business or arrears of work, the President may appoint Additional Judges for a period not exceeding two years; they too cannot serve beyond 62.
Reference: Constitution of India (Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice)
Check yourself: under which Article were the eight Additional Judges in this item appointed, and how long can such an appointment last?
Article 224, for a period not exceeding two years. An Additional Judge does not become permanent automatically; a separate appointment as a permanent Judge under Article 217 is needed.
Revision task: make a court-wise table of these 14 appointments, splitting permanent Judges from Additional Judges.
Test yourself
Under which Article of the Constitution are permanent High Court judges appointed?
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Answer: Article 217
Article 217 governs the appointment of permanent High Court judges, who serve until the age of 62; Additional Judges are appointed under Article 224 for a term of up to two years. The 14 appointments announced on 19 September 2026 were six permanent and eight Additional Judges.
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