Centre Appoints Seven Additional Judges To Allahabad High Court

They are:

1. Mohd. Aslam,
2. Anil Kumar Ojha,
3. Sadhna Rani (Thakur),
4. Naveen Srivastava,
5. Syed Aftab Husain Rizvi,
6. Ajai Tyagi,
7. Ajai Kumar Srivastava-I

They will hold office in the above order of seniority.

A recommendation to this effect was made by the Supreme Court Collegium in February, 2021.

It is specified that the appointment of Sadhna Rani (Thakur), Syed Aftab Husain Rizvi and Ajai Kumar Srivastava-I, would be for a period of two years with effect from the date they assume charge of their respective offices.

However, the period of appointment of Mohd. Aslam, Anil Kumar Ojha, Naveen Srivastava, and Ajai Tyagi, would be with effect from the date they assumes charge of their offices till 14^th January, 2023, 1^st July, 2022, 19^th December, 2021 and 31^st December, 2022 respectively.

It may be noted that the Supreme Court Collegium had also proposed elevation of officers namely- Anil Kumar Gupta, Om Prakash Tripathi, Umesh Chandra Sharma and Syed Waiz Mian.

However, the Centre's notification is silent on this aspect.

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