The Central government has notified the appointment of six additional judges of the Karnataka High Court as permanent High Court Judges.

As per a notification dated September 6, 2021, the following judges have been appointed as permanent judges:

• Justice Neranahalli Srinivasan Sanjay Gowda;

• Justice Jyoti Mulimani;

• Justice Rangaswamy Nataraj;

• Justice Hemant Chandangoudar;

• Justice Pradeep Singh Yerur; and

• Justice Maheshan Nagaprasanna.

Justices Gowda, Mulimani, Nataraj, Chandangoudar and Yerur were appointed additional judges of the Karnataka High Court on November 7, 2019, following a Collegium recommendation passed on October 3 that year.

The same Collegium resolution had also proposed the name of Justice Nagaprasanna for appointment as a judge. This proposal was greenlit by the Central government on November 22, 2019.

A recommendation to make all six judges permanent High Court judges was made by the Supreme Court Collegium following a meeting on August 17, 2021. The Central government has now notified its concurrence with this recommendation.

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