Print
XClose
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Law and Justice
02 JAN 2026 5:38PM by PIB Delhi
Press Communiqué

In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, in consultation with the Chief Justice of India, the President is pleased to appoint following Judges as Chief Justice and Additional Judges in the High Courts:

S. No.

Name of the Judge (S/Shri Justice)/ Judicial Officer

Details

  1.  

Mahesh Sharadchandra Sonak,

Judge, Bombay High Court

Appointed as Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court

(consequent upon retirement of incumbent Chief Justice on 08.01.2026)

  1.  

Shri Ramesh Chander Dimri

Appointed as Additional Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court

  1.  

Ms. Neerja Kulwant Kalson

      ***

Samrat