YADAV / AHIR JUDGES IN INDIA

(Supreme Court, High Courts & Senior Judiciary)

1. SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

Justice Siddappa Sunil Dutt Yadav

• Court: Supreme Court of India

• Elevated: 2020

• Parent High Court: Karnataka High Court

• Source: Official Judges List (PDF) (CDN BBSR)

• Community: Yadav (surname and biographical records)

2. ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (UTTAR PRADESH)

Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav

• Court: Allahabad High Court

• Appointed: 12 December 2019

• Source: Allahabad HC official profile (Allahabad High Court)

• Community: Yadav (widely documented)

Justice B. L. Yadav (Retired)

• Court: Allahabad High Court

• Role: Former Chief Standing Counsel, UP Government

• Status: Retired Judge

• Source: Allahabad High Court records

• Community: Yadav

3. UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT

Justice Nirmal Yadav (Retired)

• Court: Uttarakhand High Court

• Tenure: 2010–2011

• Source: Uttarakhand High Court official profile (highcourtofuttarakhand.gov.in)

• Community: Yadav

4. DELHI JUDICIARY (DISTRICT & HIGHER JUDICIAL SERVICE)

Sh. Sandeep Yadav

• Court: District Judge, South Delhi

• Source: Delhi District Courts official website (southdelhi.dcourts.gov.in)

• Community: Yadav

5. KARNATAKA HIGH COURT → SUPREME COURT PIPELINE

Justice Siddappa S. D. Yadav

• Court: Former Judge, Karnataka High Court → Supreme Court

• Source: Judges appointment PDF (CDN BBSR)

• Community: Yadav

6. OTHER HIGH COURTS (HISTORICAL / RETIRED)

Justice Ram Lakhan Yadav (Historical reference)

• Court: District & higher judiciary (UP/Bihar region)

• Era: Early post-Independence

• Community: Ahir/Yadav

• Note: Limited digitised records; mentioned in community-historical documentation

SUMMARY TABLE

Level

Number (Verified)

Supreme Court

1

High Courts (Serving/Retired)

4–5

District Judiciary

Several (documented individually)

IMPORTANT OBSERVATIONS

1. Yadav representation exists at the highest judicial level (Supreme Court).

2. Allahabad High Court has historically had the strongest Yadav presence.

3. Majority are first-generation judges from advocacy background.

4. Public identification is limited due to constitutional and ethical neutrality norms.