Over 10 months after SC Collegium reiterated his name, advocate Somasekhar Sundaresan made HC judge

Over 10 months after the Supreme Court collegium reiterated his name, advocate Somasekhar Sundaresan was on Thursday appointed as an additional judge of the Bombay High Court.

Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced the appointment of Sundaresan on X and extended his best wishes.

After Thursday’s appointment, the names still pending with the government are of advocate Saurabh Kirpal for Delhi High Court, Amitabh Banerjee and Shakya Sen for Calcutta High Court, and John Satyan for Madras High Court.