Centre clears appointment of 3 judicial officers as judges of Chhattisgarh High Court

The appointment was made pursuant to a recommendation made by the Supreme Court Collegium on August 18.

Bar & Bench

Published:8th Sep, 2026 at 6:31 PM

The Central government on Tuesday cleared the appointment of three judicial officers as judges of the Chhattisgarh High Court.

The three names persons appointed are:

(i) Santosh Sharma

(ii) Sushma Sawant

(iii) Sudhir Kumar

The development was announced by Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on X.

The appointment was made pursuant to a recommendation made by the Supreme Court Collegium on August 18.

The Chhattisgarh High Court, which has a sanctioned strength of 22 judges, is currently functioning with 11 judges.