Centre Issues Notification of Appointment, Transfer of Chief Justices and Judges of High Courts

Alok Singh 

On 14th July, 2025, the Centre issued a notification, based on the Supreme Court Collegium’s recommendation dated 26th May, 2025. There were several new appointments of Chief Justices of High Courts and the transfer of High Court judges.

Transfers of Chief Justices

Name of the Judge From (Current Position) To (New Position)
Justice Shriram Kalpathi Rajendran Chief Justice, Madras High Court Chief Justice, Rajasthan High Court
Justice Mamidanna Satya Ratna Sri Ramachandra Rao Chief Justice, Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice, Tripura High Court
Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh Chief Justice, Tripura High Court Chief Justice, Telangana High Court
Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Chief Justice, Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice, Madras High Court

Appointments as Chief Justices

Name of the Judge From (Current Position) To (New Position)
Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan Judge, Himachal Pradesh High Court Chief Justice, Jharkhand High Court
Justice Vipul Manubhai Pancholi Judge, Patna High Court Chief Justice, Patna High Court
Justice Ashutosh Kumar Judge, Patna High Court Chief Justice, Gauhati High Court
Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva Judge, Madhya Pradesh High Court Chief Justice, Madhya Pradesh High Court

Transfers of Judges

Name of the Judge From (Current Position) To (New Position)
Justice Tadakamalla Vinod Kumar Judge, Telangana High Court Judge, Madras High Court
Justice Jayant Banerji Judge, Allahabad High Court Judge, Karnataka High Court
Justice Arun Monga Judge, Rajasthan High Court Judge, Delhi High Court
Justice Anil Kshetrapal Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court Judge, Delhi High Court
Justice Sudhir Singh Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court Judge, Patna High Court
Justice Shree Chandrashekhar Judge, Rajasthan High Court Judge, Bombay High Court
Justice Om Prakash Shukla Judge, Allahabad High Court Judge, Delhi High Court
Justice Battu Devanand Judge, Madras High Court Judge, Andhra Pradesh High Court
Justice Vivek Kumar Singh Judge, Madras High Court Judge, Madhya Pradesh High Court
Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh Judge, Kerala High Court Judge, Karnataka High Court
Justice Vivek Chaudhary Judge, Allahabad High Court Judge, Delhi High Court
Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court Judge, Rajasthan High Court
Justice Suman Shyam Judge, Gauhati High Court Judge, Bombay High Court
Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre Judge, Bombay High Court Judge, Delhi High Court
Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak Judge, Gauhati High Court Judge, Orissa High Court
Justice Lanusungkum Jamir Judge, Gauhati High Court Judge, Calcutta High Court
Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra Judge, Allahabad High Court Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court
Justice Valluri Kameswar Rao Judge, Karnataka High Court Judge, Delhi High Court

The Centre’s latest notification marks a significant reshuffling in the higher judiciary, reinforcing the Supreme Court Collegium’s role in judicial appointments and transfers. 

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