Centre notifies appointment of eight High Court chief justices
This came a day after the Supreme Court sought an explanation for the delay in processing the names reiterated by the collegium for judicial appointments.
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A day after the Supreme Court sought an explanation for the delay in judicial appointments, the Centre on Saturday notified the appointment of eight High Court chief justices.
According to the notification, Justice MS Ramachandra Rao, the current chief justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, has been transferred and appointed as the chief justice of the Jharkhand High Court.
The Jharkhand government had filed a contempt petition in the Supreme Court against the Union Ministry of Law and Justice, alleging delays in approving the collegium’s recommendation to appoint Rao as the chief justice of the state’s High Court.
The collegium had recommended the appointment of Rao on July 11.
Justice Rajiv Shakdher, who was a judge of the Delhi High Court, will now serve as chief justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.
Additionally, Delhi High Court Acting Chief Justice Manmohan has been appointed chief justice of the Delhi High Court.
Justice Suresh Kumar Kait is now the chief justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, and Justice Indra Prasanna Mukerji from the Calcutta High Court is the new chief justice of the Meghalaya High Court.
Justice Nitin Madhukar Jamdar from the Bombay High Court has been appointed chief justice of the Kerala High Court, while Acting Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan is now the...
