Chief justices have been appointed to 6 excessive courts, together with the Allahabad and Rajasthan Excessive Courts, as introduced on Friday. Performing Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava of the Rajasthan Excessive Court docket has been appointed as its chief justice. Concurrently, Justice Ritu Bahri, who served because the Performing Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana Excessive Court docket, has been appointed because the chief justice of the Uttarakhand Excessive Court docket.
Furthermore, Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh, a distinguished choose of the Patna Excessive Court docket, has been elevated to the place of chief justice of the Orissa Excessive Court docket. Justice Vijay Bishnoi, hailing from the Rajasthan Excessive Court docket, will now assume the position of chief justice of the Gauhati Excessive Court docket. Equally, Justice Arun Bhansali, additionally from the Rajasthan Excessive Court docket, has been appointed because the chief justice of the Allahabad Excessive Court docket.
Madras Excessive Court docket choose S Vaidyanathan has been elevated to the place of chief justice of the Meghalaya Excessive Court docket.
These appointments have been made primarily based on the suggestions put forth by the Supreme Court docket collegium on November 2 final yr. Legislation Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal formally introduced these appointments in a submit on X.
In train of the ability conferred by the Structure of India, the President of India, after session with Chief Justice of India, is happy to nominate the next Excessive Court docket Judges as Chief Justices of Excessive Courts: – pic.twitter.com/GtTLPETjin
— Arjun Ram Meghwal (@arjunrammeghwal) February 2, 2024
With Justice Ritu Bahri set to take the oath because the chief justice of the Uttarakhand Excessive Court docket, two out of the 25 excessive courts within the nation will now be headed by ladies. Justice Sunita Agrawal already heads the Gujarat Excessive Court docket.
Earlier this week, Justice P S Dinesh Kumar was appointed because the chief justice of the Karnataka Excessive Court docket on Wednesday. Nonetheless, his tenure is predicted to be transient, concluding on February 24, as he’s set to retire. Justice Kumar at the moment serves because the appearing chief justice, succeeding Justice P B Varale, who was lately elevated as a choose of the Supreme Court docket.
The Supreme Court docket Collegium, in recommending Justice P S Dinesh Kumar’s elevation, emphasised his distinguished service to the Excessive Court docket of Karnataka. Recognizing the brevity of his tenure, the Collegium resolved to advocate his appointment because the Chief Justice of the Excessive Court docket of Karnataka in accordance with the Memorandum of Process.
It is price noting that whereas Supreme Court docket judges retire on the age of 65, excessive courtroom judges retire at 62. Regardless of this, judges with comparatively quick tenures have been appointed as chief justices of excessive courts within the current previous.