The Central government on Wednesday cleared the appointment of Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari as the acting Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court.
Justice Tiwari will take over as acting Chief Justice upon retirement of incumbent Chief Justice Ritu Bahri on October 10.
A notification to this effect was published on the website of Ministry of Law and Justice.
"In exercise of the power conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Judge of the Uttaralchand High Court, to perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of that High Court with effect from 11.10.2024 consequent upon the retirement of Ms. Justice Ritu Bahri, Chief Justice, Uttarakhand High Court on 10.10.2024," the notification stated.
On September 24, the Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the name of Justice Narendar G as the Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court.
Justice Narendar is currently serving as the judge of Andhra Pradesh High Court.
The recommendations is yet to be cleared by the Central government.
[Read Notification]