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Four advocates appointed Rajasthan High Court judges; three P&H additional judges made permanent

The President appointed four advocates as judges of the Rajasthan High Court, made three additional judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court permanent, and gave three Chhattisgarh High Court additional judges a fresh one-year term, the Law Ministry said on 27 March 2025.

Summary

The Ministry of Law and Justice notified on 27 March 2025 that the President had appointed advocates Anand Sharma, Sunil Beniwal, Mukesh Rajpurohit and Sandeep Shah as judges of the Rajasthan High Court. Additional judges Sumeet Goel, Sudeepti Sharma and Kirti Singh were appointed permanent judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Additional judges Sachin Singh Rajput, Radhakishan Agrawal and Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal of the Chhattisgarh High Court got a fresh one-year term.

Key facts

Notified
27 March 2025
Rajasthan HC
Advocates Anand Sharma, Sunil Beniwal, Mukesh Rajpurohit, Sandeep Shah
Punjab and Haryana HC
Justices Sumeet Goel, Sudeepti Sharma, Kirti Singh made permanent
Chhattisgarh HC
Three additional judges get fresh one-year term

Practice MCQs 1 questions

Q1

On 27 March 2025, four advocates including Anand Sharma and Sunil Beniwal were appointed judges of which High Court?

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Correct answer: C — Rajasthan High Court

Advocates Anand Sharma, Sunil Beniwal, Mukesh Rajpurohit and Sandeep Shah were appointed judges of the Rajasthan High Court.

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