Archive · 31 Jul 2025
Madhya Pradesh High Court Welcomes 10 New Judges
Ten new judges have joined the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
These judges were sworn in at a ceremony in Jabalpur by the Chief Justice.
This increases the total number of judges in the High Court.
One of the new judges shared a concern about how the Intelligence Bureau (IB) provides information that helps determine judge appointments, which the judge found shocking.
The judge believes false information was provided by the IB and expressed concerns that this can threaten fair justice for all, particularly for lower-level courts.
Ten new judges were sworn in at the Madhya Pradesh High Court in Jabalpur.
The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva.
The swearing-in ceremony took place at the court premises on Wednesday.
With the new additions, the High Court now has 44 judges.
One of the new judges, Ramkumar Choubey, commented on the role of the Intelligence Bureau (IB).
- Who
- Justice Pushpendra Yadav, Justice Jai Kumar Pillai, Justice AS Bahrawat, Justice AK Nirankari, Justice Himanshu Joshi, Justice Ramkumar Choubey, Justice RK Gupta, Justice Alok Awasthi, Justice RCS Bisen, Justice BP Sharma and Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva
- What
- Ten new judges took oath in Madhya Pradesh High Court
- When
- Wednesday
- Where
- Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh High Court
- Why
- To increase the court's judicial strength.
Concerns Raised
No opposing view
Integrity of the Appointment Process
Concerns Raised
Justice Choubey expressed concerns over the IB providing what he considered false information in the process of appointments.
No opposing view
The articles don't provide any opposing view.
- Location
- Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
- Event
- Oath ceremony for new judges
- Chief Justice
- Sanjeev Sachdeva
- New Judges
- 10
- Total Judges
- 44
- Sanctioned Strength
- 53