**Policy Summary: Appointments of Judges to High Courts**
This press note, issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice on July 29, 2025, announces the appointment of judges to various High Courts, as approved by the President of India, in consultation with the Chief Justice of India, in exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India.
Specifically, the following individuals have been appointed:
* **Telangana High Court:** Gouse Meera Mohiuddin (Advocate), Chalapathi Rao Suddala Alias S. Chalapathi Rao (Advocate), and Vakiti Ramakrishna Reddy (Advocate) and Gadi Praveen Kumar (Advocate) are appointed as Additional Judges.
* **Madhya Pradesh High Court:** Pushpendra Yadav (Advocate), Anand Singh Bahrawat (Advocate), Ajay Kumar Nirankari (Advocate), Jai Kumar Pillai (Advocate), Himanshu Joshi (Advocate), Ramkumar Choubey (Judicial Officer), Rajesh Kumar Gupta (Judicial Officer), Alok Awasthi (Judicial Officer), Ratnesh Chandra Singh Bisen (Judicial Officer), and Bhagwati Prasad Sharma (Judicial Officer) are appointed as Additional Judges.
* **Gauhati High Court:** Pradeep Mittal (Judicial Officer), Anjan Moni Kalita (Advocate), Rajesh Mazumdar (Advocate), Pranjal Das (Judicial Officer), and Sanjeev Kumar Sharma (Judicial Officer) are appointed as Additional Judges.
Release ID: 2149541.
Key Entities Referenced
Constitution of India: The legal framework under which the President of India exercises power.
Chief Justice of India: Constitutional authority consulted for appointment of Judges.
President: The President of India, the appointing authority for Judges.
Telangana High Court: One of the High Courts where Additional Judges are appointed.
Madhya Pradesh High Court: One of the High Courts where Judges and Additional Judges are appointed.
Gauhati High Court: One of the High Courts where Additional Judges are appointed.
Gouse Meera Mohiuddin: Advocate appointed as Additional Judge of Telangana High Court.
Himanshu Joshi: Advocate appointed as Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court.
Ministry of Law and Justice
PRESS NOTE
Posted On: 29 JUL 2025 10:24AM by PIB Delhi
In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, after consultation with Chief Justice of India,
the President is pleased to appoint the following Judges/Additional Judges in the High Courts:-
S. No. Name of the recommendee (S/Shri) Details
1. Gouse Meera Mohiuddin, Advocate
Chalapathi Rao Suddala Alias S. Chalapathi
2.
Rao, Advocate Appointed as Additional Judges of
3. Vakiti Ramakrishna Reddy, Advocate Telangana High Court
4. Gadi Praveen Kumar, Advocate
5. Pushpendra Yadav, Advocate
6. Anand Singh Bahrawat, Advocate
7. Ajay Kumar Nirankari, Advocate
8. Jai Kumar Pillai, Advocate
Appointed as Judges of Madhya
9. Himanshu Joshi, Advocate Pradesh High Court
Ramkumar Choubey, Judicial Officer
Rajesh Kumar Gupta, Judicial Officer
Alok Awasthi, Judicial Officer
Ratnesh Chandra Singh Bisen, Judicial Officer
Appointed as Additional Judges of
Bhagwati Prasad Sharma, Judicial Officer
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Pradeep Mittal, Judicial Officer
Anjan Moni Kalita, Advocate
Rajesh Mazumdar, Advocate
Appointed as Additional Judges of
Pranjal Das, Judicial Officer
Gauhati High Court
Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, Judicial Officer
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Samrat
(Release ID: 2149541)