**Summary:**
This press release from the Ministry of Law and Justice, dated August 8, 2025, announces the appointment and reappointment of judges to various High Courts in India. The President of India, in consultation with the Chief Justice of India, has appointed the following:
* Shri Justice Harinath Nunepally, Smt. Justice Kiranmayee Mandava Kanaparthy, Smt. Justice Sumathi Jagadam, and Shri Justice Nyapathy Vijay as Judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
* Shri Justice Partha Sarathi Sen and Shri Justice Apurba Sinha Ray as Judges of the Calcutta High Court.
* Shri Vimal Kumar Yadav, Judicial Officer, as a Judge of the Delhi High Court.
* Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal as a Judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court.
* Shri Justice Gurusiddaiah Basavaraja as a Judge of the Karnataka High Court.
* Shri Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury, Shri Justice Prasenjit Biswas, Shri Justice Uday Kumar, Shri Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta, Shri Justice Supratim Bhattacharya, Shri Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee, and Shri Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi are re-appointed as Additional Judges of the Calcutta High Court for a fresh term of 1 year, effective August 31, 2025.
Key Entities Referenced
Constitution of India: The supreme law of India, under which the President of India exercises their power.
President of India: The Head of State of India, who makes judicial appointments after consultation.
Chief Justice of India: The head of the judiciary of India, consulted by the President for judicial appointments.
Andhra Pradesh High Court: One of the High Courts in India, located in Andhra Pradesh, to which judges were appointed.
Calcutta High Court: One of the High Courts in India, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, to which judges were appointed and reappointed.
Delhi High Court: One of the High Courts in India, located in Delhi, to which a judge was appointed.
Chhattisgarh High Court: One of the High Courts in India, located in Chhattisgarh, to which a judge was appointed.
Karnataka High Court: One of the High Courts in India, located in Karnataka, to which a judge was appointed.
Ministry of Law and Justice
Press Communiqué
Posted On: 08 AUG 2025 6:47PM by PIB Delhi
In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with
Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint the following Judges / Additional Judge in High Courts:
Sl. No. Name Details
1. Shri Justice Harinath Nunepally, Additional Judge
Smt. Justice Kiranmayee Mandava @ Kiranmayee Appointed as Judges of
2.
Kanaparthy, Additional Judge Andhra Pradesh High
3. Smt. Justice Sumathi Jagadam, Additional Judge Court
4. Shri Justice Nyapathy Vijay, Additional Judge
5. Shri Justice Partha Sarathi Sen, Additional Judge Appointed as Judges of
6. Shri Justice Apurba Sinha Ray, Additional Judge Calcutta High Court
Appointed as a Judge of
7. Shri Vimal Kumar Yadav, Judicial Officer
Delhi High Court
Appointed as a Judge of
8. Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, Additional Judge
Chhattisgarh High Court
Appointed as a Judge of
9. Shri Justice Gurusiddaiah Basavaraja, Additional Judge
Karnataka High Court
10. Shri Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury, Additional Judge
11. Shri Justice Prasenjit Biswas, Additional Judge
12. Shri Justice Uday Kumar, Additional Judge Appointed as Additional
Judges of Calcutta High
13. Shri Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta, Additional Judge
Court for a fresh term of
14. Shri Justice Supratim Bhattacharya, Additional Judge 01 year w.e.f. 31.08.2025
15. Shri Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee, Additional Judge
16. Shri Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi, Additional Judge
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