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In exercise of the power conferred by Article 217(1)<\/a> of the Constitution<\/a>, the President appointed the following Judicial Officers as Judges of Allahabad High Court in that order of seniority, with effect from the date they assume charge of their respective offices:<\/p>\n

(i) Pramod Kumar Srivastava<\/p>\n

(ii) Abdul Shahid,<\/p>\n

(iii) Santosh Rai,<\/p>\n

(iv) Tej Pratap Tiwari and<\/p>\n

(v) Zafeer Ahmad<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Law and Justice notified the appointments on 4-8-2025. The Supreme Court Collegium on 1-7-2025, had recommended 3 out of the 5 afore-stated names as Judges of Allahabad High Court.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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