Supreme Court collegium recommended his name as Judge in 2018, however the
Ministry of Law and Justice returned the recommendation for reconsideration and thereafter in 2019
Supreme Court collegium reiterated its recommendation. On 10 February 2020, he was appointed as additional judge of
Kerala High Court by the
Ministry of Law and Justice and he sworn-in as the Additional Judge of the High Court of Kerala on 13 February 2020. ==References==