Know Thy Judge | Justice T.S. Sivagnanam – Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court
Justice Tirunelveli Subbiah Sivagnanam was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court on 11-05-2023.
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Justice S. Manikumar- The 36th Chief Justice of Kerala High Court, retires
Justice S Manikumar, former senior-most Judge of Madras High Court, who was appointed as the 36th Chief Justice of Kerala High Court in 2019, is all set to retire today.
Justice Sabina – Acting Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court, retires
The Supreme Court Collegium in February had recommended Justice Sabina’s name for appointment as the Chief Justice of High Court of Himachal Pradesh.
Supreme Court Collegium recommends elevation of Advocates and Judicial Officers in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Uttarakhand High Court
The three Supreme Court collegium resolutions were passed dated 12-04-2023.
Know Thy Judge | Justice Krishnan Vinod Chandran – 44th Chief Justice of Patna High Court
Former Judge of Kerala High Court, Justice K. Vinod Chandran was recently appointed as 44th Chief Justice of Patna High Court. He is popularly known for his by-the-book approach in the legal fraternity.
Know Thy Judge | Justice Ramesh Sinha – 15th Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court
Justice Ramesh Sinha, former senior judge of Allahabad High Court was recently appointed as the 15th Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court via notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice.
Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, retires
Justice Prakash Shrivastava retires today after being the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court for one and half years.
Patna High Court rejects anticipatory bail plea of an IPS Officer who hired a conman to pose as the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court to influence the corruption probe against him
The Patna High Court rejected the anticipatory bail plea of an IPS Officer who hired a conman to pose as the as the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court and to make calls to other officers for taking decision in his favour in a corruption case against him.
President appoints new Chief Justices for Allahabad, Chhattisgarh and Patna High Courts
Justice Pritinker Diwaker, Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Vinod Chandran appointed as Chief Justices for Allahabad High Court, Chattisgarh High Court and Patna High Court respectively.
Justice Arup Kumar Goswami- 14th Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court retires
Justice Arup Kumar Goswami who was appointed as the 14th Chief Justice of the High Court of Chhattisgarh with effect from 12-10-2021 is retiring today. Justice Goswami is known to be a cricket enthusiast and has represented Assam in the Ranji Trophy.
Justice Sonia Giridhar Gokani, the First Woman Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court, retires
Justice Sonia Giridhar Gokani, who recently took oath as the Gujarat High Court’s 28th and First Woman Chief Justice, retired on 25-02-2023 after a shortest tenure of any Chief Justice in the history of Gujarat High Court
Know Thy Judge | Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra- The 14th Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court
Former Judge of Uttaranchal High Court, Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra was recently elevated as the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court. At his swearing-in ceremony, Justice Mishra stated that his priority will be to impart justice to the poor and downtrodden while expediting old cases.
Justice Jaswant Singh retires after a short tenure as Chief Justice of Tripura High Court
Justice Jaswant Singh who was appointed as the 7th Chief Justice of Tripura High Court, has had an extensive legal career spanning 30+ years and has an avid interest in sports like lawn tennis, cricket and golf.
Justice Sonia G. Gokani takes oath as First Woman Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court
In a historic moment for Gujarat High Court, today Justice Sonia G. Gokani took oath as the High Court’s First Woman Chief Justice. The Supreme Court Collegium recommended as her name for the post stating that her elevation will bring a sense of inclusion and facilitate representation.
Delhi High Court initiated criminal contempt proceedings after Registrar’s (Vigilance) inquiry revealed fabricated IPAB Order was placed on record
The Delhi High Court had initiated criminal contempt proceedings against defendants in a suit after the Registrar (Vigilance)’s inquiry revealed that the defendants placed a fabricated Intellectual Property Appellate Board’s Order on record.
Know Thy Newly Appointed Supreme Court Judge- Justice Dipankar Datta
Former Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, Justice Dipankar Datta, was sworn in as a Supreme Court Judge. His appointment now raises the judicial strength of the Supreme Court to 28 out of total strength of 34 judges
Judicial order cannot be passed on application requesting hearing of review by a particular judge; It’s Chief Justice’s administrative call: SC
Supreme Court: In an interesting question raised before it that compelled the bench of Aniruddha Bose and Vikram Nath*, JJ to reserve
SC Collegium recommends Bombay HC Chief Justice Dipankar Datta for elevation as Supreme Court judge
On 26-09-2022, the Supreme Court in the collegium meeting has recommended elevation of Mr Justice Dipankar Datta, Chief Justice of Bombay High
Justice Sabina, senior most Judge of Himachal Pradesh HC, to perform duties of Chief Justice of HP HC
President appoints Justice Sabina, senior-most Judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, to perform the duties of the office of the Chief
Elevation of Judges as Chief Justices of the High Courts: Supreme Court Collegium recommends
Supreme Court Collegium has recommended elevation of Judges as Chief Justices of the High Courts, as mentioned below: S. No. Name of