The Central Government has notified the appointment of seven additional judges of the Kerala High Court as permanent judges..As per a Central government notification dated March 2, 2026, the following judges have been made permanent:Justice Abdul Hakhim Mullappally Abdul Aziz,Justice Syam Kumar Vadakke Mudavakkat,Justice Harisankar Vijayan Menon,Justice Manu Sreedharan Nair,Justice Easwaran Subramani,Justice Manoj Pulamby Madhavan, andJustice Marakkaparambil Bhargavan Snehalatha.Justices Aziz, Syam Kumar VM, Menon, Nair, Subramani and Madhavan were appointed as additional judges on March 22, 2024. Justice Snehalata was appointed on April 25, 2024.On February 12, the Supreme Court Collegium recommended that they be made permanent judges of the Kerala High Court.With the government clearing the proposal, the Kerala High Court now has 35 permanent judges and 5 additional judges, with 7 vacancies.The judges will be sworn in as permanent Judges of the High Court of Kerala later today (March 4, 2026)..[Read Notification].Follow Bar and Bench channel on WhatsAppDownload the Bar and Bench Mobile app for instant access to the latest legal news.
