NEW DELHI, Sep 21: New Chief Justices were appointed in seven high courts, including in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh details with CTN reads as Justice M S Ramachandra Rao, who heads the Himachal Pradesh High Court, has been transferred as the chief justice of the Jharkhand High Court.
The appointments came after the Supreme Court Collegium amended some of its July 11 recommendations on Tuesday, by which Justice Manmohan, the acting chief justice of the Delhi High Court, has been appointed as the court’s chief justice, Justice Rajiv Shakdher, a Delhi High Court judge, has been elevated as the chief justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, who is retiring in 3rd week of October,
The collegium had recommended that upon his retirement on attaining the age of 62, Justice G S Sandhawalia be appointed as the chief justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh.
Justice Nitin Madhukar Jamdar, a Bombay High Court judge, has been appointed as the chief justice of the Kerala High Court. Justice K R Shriram of the Bombay High Court has been made the chief justice of the Madras High Court, Justice Indra Prasanna Mukerji of the Calcutta High Court has been appointed as the chief justice of the High Court of Meghalaya.
Justice Tashi Rabstan of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has been made the chief justice of the court.
Justice Suresh Kumar Kait of the Delhi High Court has been elevated as the chief justice of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh.
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