President Appoints Additional Judges as Permanent Judges of Bombay High Court
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📌 Summary:
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The President of India, under the Constitution and after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, appointed six Additional Judges as Permanent Judges of the Bombay High Court
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Appointees: Nivedita Prakash Mehta, Prafulla Surendrakumar Khubalkar, Ashwin Damodar Bhobe, Rohit Wasudeo Joshi, Advait Mahendra Sethna and Pravin Sheshrao Patil
🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS2 Polity — appointment of High Court judges, the collegium system and the executive-judiciary interface.
📝 Prelims Facts:
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High Court judges are appointed by the President under Article 217; Additional Judges are appointed under Article 224 (for up to 2 years)
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Appointments follow the collegium system (CJI and senior Supreme Court judges, with the concerned High Court collegium)
🔑 Key Term: Additional Judge — a judge appointed temporarily under Article 224 to clear arrears or a temporary increase in a High Court's business, often later made permanent.
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