The Centre on Thursday appointed four lawyers as the additional judges of Allahabad and Madras High Courts, three of them in Allahabad, for two years.
The Supreme Court Collegium had recently approved the proposal for the appointment of nine advocates as judges in the Allahabad High Court.
Out of the nine recommended names, the Centre has picked lawyers Prashant Kumar, Manjive Shukla and Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal as Additional Judges of the Allahabad HC.
Advocate Venkatachari Lakxhminarayanan has been appointed for the Madras HC after the Collegium approved the proposal for his elevation in its meeting held on January 17.
"As per relevant provisions under the Constitution of India, the following Advocates have been appointed as Additional Judges of Allahabad High Court and Madras High Court.
"I extend my best wishes to all of them," Law Minister Kiren Rijiju tweeted.
