On Wednesday, the Central Government officially announced the elevation of nine additional judges of the Allahabad High Court to permanent judges. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice, Arjun Ram Meghwal, shared the update via a post on X (formerly known as Twitter).

The following nine High Court judges have been confirmed as permanent judges:

• Justice Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi

• Justice Manish Kumar Nigam

• Justice Anish Kumar Gupta

• Justice Nand Prabha Shukla

• Justice Kshitij Shailendra

• Justice Vinod Diwakar

• Justice Prashant Kumar

• Justice Manjive Shukla

• Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal

The Supreme Court Collegium recommended the confirmation of these nine judges as permanent on August 13. This recommendation followed the High Court Collegium's initial proposal on May 28, which had the concurrence of both the Chief Minister and the Governor of Uttar Pradesh.

Subsequently, Supreme Court judges familiar with the High Court's operations were consulted, and they affirmed that the recommended judges were fit and suitable for permanent appointments. After thoroughly reviewing all relevant materials, the Collegium proceeded with their recommendation to appoint the judges as permanent members of the High Court.