Central government clears appointment of 6 judicial officers, 3 advocates as judges of Rajasthan High Court

The Central Government on Friday cleared the appointment of six judicial officers and three advocates as judges of Rajasthan High Court.

A tweet was shared by the Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on his Twitter handle.

The following are the judicial officers who have been appointed:

• Rajendra Prakash Soni

• Ashok Kumar Jain

• Yogendra Kumar Purohit

• Bhuwan Goyal

• Praveer Bhatnagar

• Ashutosh Kumar

The advocates who have been appointed are:

• Ganesh Ram Meena

• Anil Kumar Upman

• Nupur Bhati

The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the appointment of Meena in September 2021.

The names of the remaining 8 persons were recommended by the Collegium on November 23, 2022.

The Rajasthan High Court which has a sanctioned strength of 50 judges is currently working with 27 judges, a vacancy position of 23.

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