New Delhi, August 27 — The Central Government has approved the appointment of 14 advocates as judges of the Bombay High Court, following recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium on August 19.
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law & Justice, Arjun Ram Meghwal, confirmed the appointments through a post on his official X handle.
In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint the following Advocates as Additional Judges of the Bombay High Court: pic.twitter.com/fpZo3aqWXT
— Arjun Ram Meghwal (@arjunrammeghwal) August 27, 2025
Newly Appointed Judges
The notified appointees are:
- Siddheshwar Sundarrao Thombre
- Mehroz Ashraf Khan Pathan
- Ranjitsinha Raja Bhonsale
- Nandesh Shankarrao Deshpande
- Amit Satyavan Jamsandekar
- Ashish Sahadev Chavan
- Vaishali Nimbajirao Patil-Jadhav
- Sandesh Dadasaheb Patil
- Abasaheb Dharmaji Shinde
- Shreeram Vinayak Shirsat
- Hiten Shamrao Venegavkar
- Farhan Parvez Dubash
- Rajnish Ratnakar Vyas
- Raj Damodar Wakode
Advocate Hiten Shamrao Venegavkar is currently serving as the Chief Public Prosecutor for Maharashtra, while Advocate Farhan Parvez Dubash is the secretary of the Bombay Bar Association.
With these appointments, the Bombay High Court — which has a sanctioned strength of 94 judges — will see its working strength rise from the current 66.
