The Union government on Tuesday (11.10.2022) notified the appointment of three new chief justices in different high courts following the recommendation of the Supreme Court collegium.
They are :
- Justice Ali Mohd Magrey, Judge of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh high court has been appointed as Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh high court.
- Justice Pankaj Mithal, Chief Justice of J&K and Ladakh high court has been appointed as Chief Justice of Rajasthan high court.
- Justice Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale, Judge of Bombay high court has been appointed as Chief Justice of Karnataka high court.
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The SC collegium on September 28 passed the resolution recommending eight cases of transfers and appointments. Of the eight recommendations, the government has however cleared only three so far.
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Three other proposals that remain pending with the government, including the transfer of Orissa high court chief justice S Muralidhar to the Madras high court, the elevation of Jaswant Singh to the position of chief justice of the same high court, and the transfer of Kerala high court judge KV Chandran to Bombay. Apart from these, the recommendations regarding the transfers of Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra from Uttarakhand high court to Jharkhand high court and Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh from Jharkhand to Tripura high court are also yet to be approved.
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