The Central government on Wednesday cleared the appointment of advocate Alok Mahra as a judge of the Uttarakhand High Court..Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal shared the development on Twitter.The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the appointment of Mahra more than 15 months ago in October 2023. .As on February 1, the Uttarakhand High Court is functioning with 8 judges as against it sanctioned strength of 11, a vacancy position of 3. .[Read Notification]