Judges Appointed in Rajasthan High Court | 02 Apr 2025

Why in News? 

Four new judges were appointed in the Rajasthan High Court , taking the number of judges in the court to 38.  

Key Points 

  • About the Judges: 
    • Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava administered the oath to the Judges at a formal ceremony held in the court. 
    • The new judges include Anand Sharma from Jaipur and Sunil Beniwal, Mukesh Rajpurohit and Sandeep Shah from Jodhpur. 
  • Appointment of Judges of the High Court: 
    • Article 217 of the Constitution: It says that the Judge of the High Court shall be appointed by the President in consultation with the Chief Justice of India (CJI), the Governor of the State . 
      • In the case of appointment of a Judge other than the Chief Justice, the Chief Justice of the High Court is consulted. 
    • Consultation process: High Court judges are recommended by a collegium consisting of the CJI and two senior-most judges. 
      • The proposal is made by the Chief Justice of the High Court concerned in consultation with two senior-most colleagues. 
      • The recommendation is sent to the Chief Minister, who advises the Union Law Minister to send the proposal to the Governor. 
      • The Chief Justice of the High Court is appointed on the basis of the policy that the Chief Justice of a State will be from outside the concerned State. 

Rajasthan High Court 

  • The Rajasthan High Court is located in Jodhpur and was established on 29 August 1949 under  the Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949 . 
  • At present the sanctioned strength of judges in this court is 50, while the number of serving judges till March 2025 is 38. 
  • Before the unification of Rajasthan, five different High Courts were functioning in different units of the state. The Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949 abolished these different courts and provided for a single High Court for the entire state. 
  • Initially the Rajasthan High Court was headquartered in Jaipur and was inaugurated by Rajpramukh Maharaja Sawai Man Singh on 29 August 1949.  
  • Later, after the complete integration of Rajasthan in 1956 , it was shifted to Jodhpur on the recommendation of the Satyanarayan Rao Committee . 
  • The first Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court was Kamla Kant Varma .