India appoints 14 judges to four High Courts

The Indian government on Saturday, September 19, 2026, notified the appointment of 14 judges to four High Courts, acting on recommendations from the Supreme Court Collegium. The appointments, made by the President in consultation with the Chief Justice of India, fill vacancies in the Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, Jharkhand, and Karnataka High Courts. The notifications, issued by the Law Ministry, detail the specific appointments across the four courts. The Delhi High Court received the largest intake, with seven new judges. Nivedita Anil Sharma and Nisha Sahay Saxena were appointed as permanent judges, while Sanjay Sharma, Bharat Parashar, Dr. Aditi Choudhary, Dinesh Bhatt, and Arun Bhardwaj were named additional judges. Bhardwaj is the incumbent Registrar General of the Delhi High Court. The Jharkhand High Court saw the appointment of three permanent judges: Manoj Prasad, Akhil Kumar, and Ram Sharma. The Karnataka High Court received three additional judges: Usharani, K.S. Bharath Kumar, and Nerale V. Bhavani. The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court appointed one permanent judge, Yash Paul Bourney.