Supreme Court Collegium Approves Permanent Appointment of 12 Additional Judges in Four High Courts

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meetings held on September 23, 2026, approved proposals for the appointment of 12 Additional Judges as Permanent Judges of the High Courts of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Uttarakhand and Gauhati.

The judges recommended for permanent appointment are:

Andhra Pradesh High Court

1. Justice Maheswara Rao Kuncheam @ Kuncham
2. Justice Thoota Chandra Dhana Sekar @ T.C.D. Sekhar
3. Justice Challa Gunaranjan
4. Justice Avadhanam Hari Haranadha Sarma
5. Dr Justice Yadavalli Lakshmana Rao

Kerala High Court

6. Justice P Krishna Kumar
7. Justice KV Jayakumar
8. Justice Muralee Krishna S
9. Justice Jobin Sebastian
10. Justice PV Balakrishnan

Uttarakhand High Court

11. Justice Subhash Upadhyay

Gauhati High Court

12. Justice Kaushik Goswami

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