Centre notifies appointment of 6 lawyers as Karnataka High Court judges

The Central government on Friday notified the appointment of 6 lawyers as additional judges of the Karnataka High Court.

Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal made the announcement via a post on X.

The advocates appointed as additional judges are

• Raghavendra Seetharam Srivatsa;

• Hema Kulkarni;

• Subramanya Rangarao;

• Vivekananda Thadagavadi Prakash;

• Pramod Bakkeswara; and

• Shanthi Bhushan Hombe Gowda

The appointment was made pursuant to a recommendation made by the Supreme Court Collegium on June 2.

The working strength of the Karnataka High Court will now rise to 54 judges as against its sanctioned 62 judges.