Allahabad High Court gets five new Judges; Here’s the list

An official order has been issued appointing five Judicial Officers as Judges of the Allahabad High Court.

Post Published By: Sona Saini
Updated : 4 August 2025, 6:50 PM IST
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Prayagraj: An official order has been issued appointing five Judicial Officers as Judges of the Allahabad High Court.

The appointed judges are Pramod Kumar Srivastava, Abdul Shahid, Santosh Rai, Tej Pratap Tiwari, and Zafeer Ahmad.

Pramod Kumar Srivastava

Graduated in Law from Gorakhpur university in 1976. Enrolled as an Advocate in 1977. Appointed in P.C.S. (J) in 1980 and promoted in Higher Judicial Service in 1999. Promoted as District & Sessions Judge in 2011. Took oath as Additional Judge on Feb 18, 2015. Took oath as Permanent Judge on Jan 16, 2017.

Zafir Ahmed

Zafir Ahmed was born on 30 January 1970 in Maharajganj district. He will retire on 31 January 2030. He entered the judicial service on 15 December 2008. He has served in various positions in his career. He was Additional District Judge in Azamgarh from 2008 to 2010. Worked as Special Judge EC Act in Azamgarh in 2010-11.

After this, he held the post of Additional District Judge in Lakhimpur Kheri, Etawah, and Pratapgarh. He was the presiding officer in the Commercial Court of Lucknow in 2019-20. He was the District Judge of Badaun from 2020 to 2022. He was working as district judge in Jhansi in 2022-23 and in Amroha from August 2023 to April 2025.

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