13 additional judges elevated as permanent HC judges

New Delhi: Thirteen additional judges were on Sunday elevated as permanent high court judges.

While 10 additional judges of Punjab and Haryana High Court were made permanent judges, two from the Andhra Pradesh High Court were also elevated.

One judge whose parent high court is the Andhra Pradesh High Court was made a permanent judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced their elevation on X.

Additional judges are usually appointed for a period of two years before being elevated as judges or what is colloquially called “permanent judge”.