The Central government has notified the appointment of advocate Manish Choudhury as Additional judge of Gauhati High Court.

Choudhury’s name was first recommended by the Chief Justice of the High Court in May 2017 and was considered by the Supreme Court Collegium in April 2018. However, at that point, the Collegium has decided to defer the proposal stating that having regard to the material on record, his elevation can wait.

Subsequently, the Collegium had found Choudhury suitable for elevation after carefully scrutinizing the material placed before it by the Department of Justice.

Hence, through a resolution dated December 4, the Supreme Court Collegium had decided to recommend Choudhury’s name for elevation as a judge of the Gauhati High Court.

Read the Notification below.