New Delhi: Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh, a judge of the Patna High Court, was Friday elevated as the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court.
The Supreme Court Collegium had in November 2023 recommended the appointment of Justice Singh as the Orissa High Court Chief Justice. He will replace acting Chief Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi.
Chief Justices were also appointed to five other high courts. Acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court Manindra Mohan Shrivastava was appointed as its Chief Justice. Justice Ritu Bahri, acting Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, was appointed as Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court. Justice Vijay Bishnoi of Rajasthan High Court was appointed as Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court. Justice Arun Bhansali, also of Rajasthan High Court, was appointed as Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court. Similarly, Madras High Court judge S Vaidyanathan has been elevated as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court.
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