The Central Government has notified the appointment of Advocate Shailesh Pramod Brahme, Advocate Firdosh Phiroze Pooniwalla, and Advocate Jitendra Shantilal Jain as additional judges of the Bombay High Court for a period of two years.

“In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint S/Shri (i) Shailesh Pramod Brahme, (ii) Firdosh Phiroze Pooniwalla and (iii) Jitendra Shantilal Jain as Additional Judges of the Bombay High Court for a period of two years, in that order of seniority, with effect from the date they assume charge of their respective offices”, the notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice states.

Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced the appointments on Twitter.

The Bombay High Court currently has 40 permanent judges and 23 additional judges. With three new additional judges, it will function with a strength of 66 judges against a sanctioned strength of 94 judges.