Centre clears appointment of two lawyers as Allahabad High Court judges

The Central government on September 6 cleared the appointment of two advocates as judges of the Allahabad High Court.

The two advocates who have been made judges are:

- Amitabh Kumar Rai, and

- Rajiv Lochan Shukla.

The same was confirmed by Union Minister of State (I/C) for Law & Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal via a post on his official handle on X.

The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended their names for appointment in March this year.

The Allahabad High Court currently has 84 judges as against a sanctioned strength of 160.

The Collegium had recently recommended appointment of 26 new judges to the High Court. The said recommendations are awaiting government clearance.