Supreme Court Collegium recommends Preeta Aravindan, Liz Mathew for appointment as Kerala High Court judges

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of two lawyers as judges of Kerala High Court.

The two lawyers recommended are:

- Preeta Aravindan Krishnamma;

- Liz Mathew Anthraper.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the Collegium held on April 14.

Mathew is a graduate of National Law School of India University, Bengaluru and practices at the Supreme Court.

She has worked as a junior to former Supreme Court Justice Indu Malhotra and former Attorney General KK Venugopal.

In 2008, Mathew cleared the Supreme Court Advocate on Record (AoR) Exam and set up her independent practice. She served as Standing counsel for State of Kerala from 2011 to 2016.

She was designated a Senior Advocate in January 2024.

The Kerala High Court, which has a sanctioned strength of 47, is currently functioning with 38 judges, a vacancy position of 9.

[Read Collegium Statement]