11 additional judges elevated as permanent judges in Punjab and Haryana HC
Additional judges are usually appointed for a period of two years before being elevated as judges or what is popularly called "permanent" judges.
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Additional judges are usually appointed for a period of two years before being elevated as judges or what is popularly called "permanent" judges.
Order says appointments have been made 'with effect from the date they assume charge of their respective offices'
The Supreme Court collegium recommended the appointment of justices Nidhi Gupta, Sanjay Vashisth, Tribhuvan Dahiya, Namit Kumar, Harkesh Manuja, Aman Chaudhary, Naresh Singh, Harsh Bunger, Jagmohan Bansal, Deepak Manchanda and Alok Jain of the high court as permanent judges.
As per the SC collegium’s resolution, on May 1, 2023, the collegium of the Allahabad High Court unanimously made the recommendations and the chief minister and governor of Uttar Pradesh have concurred with it
The collegium, also comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sanjiv Khanna, met on Thursday and its decision was uploaded on the apex court website.