Five judicial appointments are announced for two High Courts
Three judges have been appointed to the Chhattisgarh High Court and two additional judges to the Gauhati High Court.
The Law Ministry has announced the appointment of Santosh Sharma, Sushma Sawant and Sudhir Kumar as judges of the Chhattisgarh High Court.
Nchumbemo Mozhui and Helen Dawngliani have been appointed as additional judges of the Gauhati High Court. The President made the appointments under the Constitution after consultation with the Chief Justice of India.
Why it matters
High Court working strength affects case allocation, vacancy pressure and access to timely justice.
SCULTRA point of view
The appointments should be read with sanctioned strength, existing vacancies, case pendency and the date each judge assumes office. Those measures determine the likely operational effect.
Limitations
The release lists the appointments but provides no swearing-in date, vacancy baseline, tenure detail for the additional judges or estimate of their effect on pendency.
Source: Press Information Bureau / Ministry of Law and Justice, 8 September 2026.