Centre Approves Appointment of 14 Advocates as Bombay High Court Judges
The Central Government on August 27, 2025, approved the appointment of 14 advocates as judges of the Bombay High Court, following the recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium on August 19.
Union Minister of State for Law & Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal confirmed the appointments through an official post on X.
The newly appointed judges include:
- 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
Among them, Advocate Hiten Shamrao Venegavkar is currently serving as the Chief Public Prosecutor of Maharashtra, while Advocate Farhan Parvez Dubash is the Secretary of the Bombay Bar Association.
With these appointments, the Bombay High Court’s strength has risen to 66 judges, though it is still short of its sanctioned strength of 94.
