Friday, October 4, 2019

New Chief Justices appointed in seven HCs

Justice S. Mani Kumar will move to Kerala

04/10/2019, LEGAL CORRESPONDENT,NEW DELHI

The government on Thursday appointed new Chief Justices for seven High Courts (HCs).

Four of the new Chief Justices will fill the vacancies left by Justices V. Ramasubramanian, Krishna Murari, S. Ravindra Bhat and Hrishikesh Roy, who were elevated to the Supreme Court.

Justice S. Mani Kumar of the Madras High Court has been appointed as the Chief Justice in Kerala HC in place of Justice Hrishikesh Roy.

Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy from the Karnataka High Court has been appointed as Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court in place of Justice Ramasubramanian.

Justice Ravi Shanker Jha, Acting Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, has been appointed as Chief Justice in Punjab and Haryana HC. Justice J.K. Maheshwari of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has been appointed as the Andhra Pradesh High Court Chief Justice.

Justice Indrajit Mohanty of the Bombay High Court will take over as the Chief Justice in Rajasthan from Justice Bhat.

Justice Arup K. Goswami, Gauhati High Court judge, has been appointed as Sikkim High Court Chief Justice and Justice Ajai Lamba, Allahabad High Court judge, has been appointed in Gauhati.

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