Nine judges, including two whose names had to be reiterated by the Supreme Court collegium after the Centre had initially objected, were appointed to five High Courts on Thursday.
A statement issued by the Department of Justice in the Law Ministry said six of the new judges were advocates while the remaining three were judicial officers.
Advocates Rahul Bharti and Moksha Khajuria Kazmi have been appointed additional judges of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. Their names were returned by the government to the collegium in July-August last year with a request to reconsider the recommendations. However, the collegium reiterated its recommendations later last year.
