New Delhi : The President of India has appointed 30 Advocates and Judicial Officers as Judges and Additional Judges to the Madras, Calcutta, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh High Courts. The appointments were made in consultation with the Chief Justice of India and announced by the Ministry of Law and Justice on August 8, 2026.
30 Appointments Across Four High Courts
| High Court | Appointments | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Madras High Court | 15 | 6 Judges + 9 Additional Judges |
| Calcutta High Court | 8 | Additional Judges |
| Karnataka High Court | 6 | Additional Judges |
| Madhya Pradesh High Court | 1 | Additional Judge |
| Total | 30 | — |
Madras High Court – 15 Appointments
Appointed as Judges:
- Govindarajan Krishnaswamy
- Rajnish Pathiyil
- Ramesh Natarajan
- G.K. Muthukumaar
- Ramakrishnan Rajesh Vivekananthan
- Raveekumar Sankaranarayanan
Appointed as Additional Judges:
- Dilip Kumar Nagarajan
- Ellappan Manoharan
- Dr. P. Murugan
- M.D. Sumathi
- S. Alli
- C. Thirumagal
- Shanmugam Karthikeyan
- Murugesan Baluchamy
- N. Gunasekaran
Calcutta High Court – 8 Additional Judges
The following have been appointed as Additional Judges:
- Aryak Dutt
- Atarup Banerjee
- Sandip Kumar De
- Partha Pratim Roy
- Sudip Deb
- Anuj Singh
- Arjun Ray Mukherjee
- Rishad Medora
Karnataka High Court – 6 Additional Judges
- Raghavendra Seetharam Srivatsa
- Hema Kulkarni
- Subramanya Rangarao
- Vivekananda Thadagavadi Prakash
- Pramod Bakkeswara
- Shanthi Bhushan Hombe Gowda
Madhya Pradesh High Court – 1 Additional Judge
- Amit Lahoti
Appointments Under the Constitution
The appointments have been made under the constitutional powers governing the appointment of High Court judges. The latest appointments are expected to strengthen the judicial capacity of the four High Courts and help address the continuing need for adequate judicial strength.
The Ministry of Law and Justice released the official notification and complete list of appointments on
