The Central government on Wednesday notified the appointment of six additional judges of Bombay High Court as permanent judges of the High Court.

The judges who have been made permanent are:

Justice Sanjay Anandrao Deshmukh;

Justice Vrushali Vijay Joshi;

Justice Abhay Jainarayanji Mantri;

Justice Shyam Chhaganlal Chandak;

Justice Neeraj Pradeep Dhote; and

Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan.

The decision was taken by the government pursuant to the recommendation made by the Supreme Court Collegium on August 25.

Justices Sanjay Anandrao Deshmukh and Vrushali Vijay Joshi were appointed as additional judges in October 2022, pursuant to a September 2022 Supreme Court Collegium recommendation.

Justices Abhay Jainarayanji Mantri, Shyam Chhaganlal Chandak and Neeraj Pradeep Dhote were appointed as additional High Court judges in October 2023.

Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan was appointed an additional judge of the Bombay High Court in November 2023, ten months after the Supreme Court Collegium reiterated its earlier recommendation to elevate him as a judge.

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