SRINAGAR: The Central government on Monday cleared the appointment of two additional judges of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court as permanent judges.
The appointments were announced by Union Minister of State with independent charge of the Law and Justice Ministry, Arjun Ram through social media platform, X (Twitter).
The additional judges who have been made permanent are including Justice Rahul Bharti and Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi.
The Supreme Court collegium had on January 4 recommended that the two additional judges be made permanent.
Justices Bharti and Kazmi were appointed as additional judges on March 28, 2023.
Notably, additional judges are typically appointed for a two-year term before being elevated to the position commonly referred to as a “permanent judge.
