Supreme Court Collegium Approves Appointment of Eight Judicial Officers to Allahabad High Court
Supreme Court Collegium Approves Appointment of Eight Judicial Officers to Allahabad High Court Author: Abhishek Jat, Advocate In a significant development for the judiciary in Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court Collegium has approved the appointment of eight Judicial Officers as Judges of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad. The decision was made during the Collegium's meeting held on April 2, 2025. The approved judicial appointments include Shri Jitendra Kumar Sinha, Shri Abdul Shahid, Shri Anil Kumar-X, Shri Tej Pratap Tiwari, Shri Sandeep Jain, Shri Avnish Saxena, Shri Madan Pal Singh, and Shri Harvir Singh. This move comes as part of the ongoing efforts to address judicial vacancies and strengthen the bench of the Allahabad High Court, which is one of the largest high courts in India with jurisdiction over the entire state of Uttar Pradesh. The appointment of these officers is expected to help reduce the pending case backlog and improve the efficiency of judicial pro...