In a major boost to the Allahabad High Court, the Union Government on Friday (September 26, 2025) notified the appointment of 24 new judges, significantly reducing the number of vacancies from 74 to 55 against its sanctioned strength of 160 judges.
Among the newly appointed judges, 10 are advocates elevated from the Bar, while 14 are judicial officers promoted from the subordinate judiciary.
Notably, the Supreme Court Collegium on September 1, 2025, had recommended 26 names for appointment as judges of the Allahabad High Court. Of these, two names — Adnan Ahmad and Jai Krishna Upadhyay — have not been included in the latest notification.
Advocates elevated as Judges:
- Vivek Saran
- Vivek Kumar Singh
- Garima Prashad
- Sudhanshu Chauhan
- Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary
- Swarupama Chaturvedi
- Siddharth Nandan
- Kunal Ravi Singh
- Indrajeet Shukla
- Satya Veer Singh
Judicial Officers elevated as Judges:
- Dr. Ajay Kumar-II
- Chawan Prakash
- Divesh Chandra Samant
- Prashant Mishra-I
- Tarun Saxena
- Rajeev Bharti
- Padam Narain Mishra
- Lakshmi Kant Shukla
- Jai Prakash Tiwari
- Devendra Singh-I
- Sanjiv Kumar
- Vani Ranjan Agrawal
- Achal Sachdev
- Babita Rani
Also Read: SC Collegium recommends 26 names for Allahabad HC Judges
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