Eight High Courts To Get New Chief Justices, Centre Notifies Appointment
Eight High Courts To Get New Chief Justices, Centre Notifies Appointment
These appointments came after a recent amendment by the Supreme Court Collegium to some of its recommendations made on July 11

The Central Government on Saturday appointed Chief Justices for eight high courts in the country. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced the appointments in a post on X.

“In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint/ transfer the following Chief Justices of High Courts,” Meghwal said in his post, which included the official order.

The appointed Chief Justices are:

  • Justice Manmohan, currently Acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.
  • Justice Rajiv Shakdher, a Judge of the Delhi High Court, has been elevated to Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.
  • Justice Suresh Kumar Kait, also a Judge of the Delhi High Court, has been appointed as Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
  • Justice Indra Prasanna Mukerji, a Judge of the Calcutta High Court, has been appointed as Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court.
  • Justice Nitin Madhukar Jamdar, a Judge of the Bombay High Court, has been appointed as Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court.
  • Justice Tashi Rabstan, who was the Acting Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court.
  • Justice Shriram Kalpathi Rajendran, a Judge of the Bombay High Court, has been appointed as Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.
  • Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao, currently Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, has been transferred as Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court.

These appointments came after a recent amendment by the Supreme Court Collegium to some of its recommendations made on July 11.

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