Schedule of Interview/Viva-Voce for Promotion to the Post of District Judge in Maharashtra, Selection Process 2024

NOTIFICATIONAdded: 29 Jan 2026Bombay High Court

This notice details the schedule for the Interview/Viva-voce for promotion to the post of District Judge by Accelerated Promotion (10%) in the State of Maharashtra, as part of the Selection Process – 2024.

Interview Venue and Reporting Time

Judicial Officers are requested to be present for the Interview/Viva-voce at the following address: Office of the Registrar General, High Court, 4th Floor, Annex Building, Mumbai- 400 032.

Candidates must report to the office half an hour before their scheduled interview time.

Interview Schedule

16th February 2026 (Monday), from 5.30 p.m. onwards

Sr. No. Name of the Judicial Officer Present Posting Station District
1 Smt. Jagruti Subhash Bhatia Adhoc District Judge -1, and Additional Sessions Judge Satara
2 Shri Amit Pralhad Kokare Adhoc District Judge -1, and Additional Sessions Judge Khamgaon Buldhana
3 Shri Rakesh Vadhyaram Wanwadi 2nd Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Nashik
4 Shri Anand Bharat Hodawadekar Civil Judge, Senior Division, Khed-Rajgurunagar Pune
5 Shri Asgar Hyder Baig 5th Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Amravati
6 Shri Dashrath Vithalrao Kute Deputy Registrar, High Court, Appellate Side, Bombay Mumbai
7 Shri Jayant Mahadeo Panchal Law, Officer UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu at Daman
8 Shri Kailas Gangadhar Sawant Civil Judge, Senior Division Palghar Thane
9 Smt. Mousama Badshah Attar Chief Judicial Magistrate Raigad at Alibag

17th February 2026 (Tuesday), from 5.30 p.m. onwards

Sr. No. Name of the Judicial Officer Present Posting Station District
10 Shri Abhijit Rajshekhar Solapure Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate 47th Court Esplanade Mumbai
11 Shri Vishal Arvindrao Sathe Judge, Small Causes Court (OSD, High Court, Bombay, to work with CPC, High Court of Bombay at Mumbai under the e-courts Project) Mumbai
12 Smt. Samta Kishanchand Choudhary Civil Judge, Senior Division Warora Chandrapur
13 Shri Mahesh Vijaykumar Phade 2nd Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Nagpur
14 Shri Ajay Ashok Bhatewara Judicial Magistrate (First Class) 34th Court, Vikhroli Mumbai
15 Smt. Mrudula Shantilal Kochar 3rd Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Sangli
16 Shri Nilesh Vijaykumar Bansal 4th Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Akola
17 Shri Riyaz Habibbhai Nathani Judge, Small Causes Court Mumbai
18 Shri Kamal Mohanlal Jaisingani Chief Judicial Magistrate Gondia
19 Shri Pavan Harivijay Bansod Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Jalgaon
20 Shri Akhil Omprakash Jain 7th Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ahmednagar

18th February 2026 (Wednesday), from 5.30 p.m. onwards

Sr. No. Name of the Judicial Officer Present Posting Station District
21 Shri Vinod Jairam Dongre Civil Judge, Senior Division, Akola
22 Shri Vilassingh Narayansingh Thakur Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Aurangabad
23 Shri Anand Manohar Samant 3rd Joint Civil Judge Senior Division, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Nagpur
24 Shri Dnyaneshwar Vinayakrao Harne Civil Judge, Senior Division, Gondia
25 Shri Sudhir Narharirao Shinde Presiding Officer, School Tribunal Nagpur
26 Smt. Sangita Narayan Morwale Adhoc District Judge -1, and Additional Sessions Judge Jalgaon
27 Shri Durgaprasad Narahar Kher Adhoc District Judge -4, and Additional Sessions Judge Sangli
28 Shri Imran Abdul Rajjak Marchiya Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Baramati Pune
29 Shri Vishal Sharad Madke 2nd Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Dhule
30 Shri Kiran Chandrahas Mane Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Beed

20th February 2026 (Friday), from 5.30 p.m. onwards

Sr. No. Name of the Judicial Officer Present Posting Station District
31 Shri Mahendra Bansilal Patil Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Nandurbar
32 Smt. Gurpreetkaur Daulatsingh Nirmale Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate 22nd Court, Andheri Mumbai
33 Shri Ayyub Babu Shaikh Civil Judge, Senior Division Vaijapur Aurangabad
34 Shri Mahavir Motichand Gadiya Chief Judicial Magistrate Kolhapur
35 Shri Sushil Bhaurao Deore Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Kolhapur
36 Smt. Mangal Deepak Kashyap 2nd Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Kolhapur
37 Shri Abhijeet Ganeshrao Deshmukh Civil Judge, Senior Division Wai Satara
38 Shri Pandhari Tulshiram Gotey 4th Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Latur
39 Shri Rohit Prembahadur Yadav 15th Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Amravati

Date of Notice: 29th January, 2026

By Order, I/C. Registrar (Legal and Research)

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