Centre Notifies Appointment Of Permanent Judges For Uttarakhand And Gauhati High Courts
LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK
5 Oct 2026 2:36 PM IST
The Central Government on Thursday (October 1) notified appointment of permanent judges for Uttarakhand And Gauhati High Courts.
For context, Supreme Court Collegium had on September 23 recommended permanent appointment of Justice Kaushik Goswami, Additional Judge of Gauhati High Court. The Collegium had also recommended permanent appointment for Justice Subhash Upadhyay, Additional Judge of Uttarakhand High Court.
The Ministry of Law and Justice in its notification with respect to Justice Goswami said:
"In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Kaushik Goswami, Additional Judge ofthe Gauhati High Court, to be a Judge of the Gauhati High Court with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office".
The Ministry of Law and Justice in its notification with respect to Justice
"In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Subhash Upadhyay, Additional Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court, to a Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office".
About Justice Goswami
Justice Goswami obtained Bachelor of Law (L.L.B) from ILS, University of Pune and enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh on 27.07.2000.
Prior to his elevation, Justice Goswami worked as Standing Counsel for Dima Hasao Autonomous Council, Haflong and the Gauhati High Court from 28.1.2013 till 2022. Appointed as Additional Senior Government Advocate of the Gauhati High Court from 31.05.2021 to 28.07.2022.
He was empaneled as Amicus Curiae of the Gauhati High Court. Was Panel Advocate for The Official Liquidator, (Attached to the Gauhati High Court). Designated as Senior Advocate vide notification dated 19.05.2022 by the Gauhati High Court.
He was elevated as as an Additional Judge of the Gauhati High Court on 2.11.2023 and took oath on 10.11.2023.
About Justice Upadhyay
Justice Upadhyay completed his B.Sc., L.L.B. and Masters in Social Work (MSW) from Lucknow University.
Justice Upadhyay enrolled as an Advocate in 1998 and started practice at the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court in Civil, Constitutional and Service matters.
After creation of the State of Uttarakhand, Justice Upadhyay started practice at Uttarakhand High Court at Nainital. He was appointed as Brief Holder for the State of Uttarakhand in 2002 and was appointed Standing counsel for the State of Uttarakhand in 2012.
Justice Upadhyay was appointed as an Additional Judge of High Court of Uttarakhand, on May 26, 2025. He took oath and assumed charge of his office on 30.05.2025.
