4 advocates, 2 judicial officers appointed high court judges

Advocates Ranjan Sharma and Bipin Chander Negi and judicial officer Rakesh Kainthla were appointed as judges of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.

New Delhi: Four advocates and two judicial officers were on Friday elevated as judges of two high courts.

Separately, 15 additional judges of five high courts — Bombay, Calcutta, Guwahati, Kerala and Chhattisgarh — were elevated as judges or ‘permanent judges’, the law ministry said.

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Advocates Ranjan Sharma and Bipin Chander Negi and judicial officer Rakesh Kainthla were appointed as judges of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.

Advocates L N Alishetty and A K Jukanti and judicial officer Sujana Kalasikam were appointed as additional judges of the Telangana High Court.

Additional judges are usually appointed for a period of two years before being elevated as judges or what is called ‘permanent judges’.