President Kovind appoints four judges to the high courts of Calcutta and Bombay

In consultation with Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, President Ram Nath Kovind appointed extra justices Aniruddha Roy, Madhav Jayajirao Jamdar, Amit Bhalchandra Borkar, and Shrikant Kulkarni to the Calcutta and Bombay high courts.

After being recommended by the Supreme Court collegium as a permanent judge of the high court in December 2021, Roy will become a judge of the Calcutta High Court.

In a statement, the law ministry said, "In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Aniruddha Roy, Additional Judge of the Calcutta High court, to be a Judge of the Calcutta High Court with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office"

Jamdar, Borkar, and Kulkarni were appointed as judges of the Bombay high court on December 14, last year. Abhay Ahuja will be added to the panel as a judge.

Additional judges are appointed in India under clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution, usually when active high court judges are absent or unable to perform their duties, or when the HC's workload grows. After consulting with the chief justice and governor, the President can appoint them to a high court as a judge.