Centre notifies appointment of Chief Justices to eight High Courts

The Central government on September 21 notified the appointment of Chief Justices to eight High Courts.

The judges appointed as Chief Justice are:

- Justice Manmohan currently acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court appointed as regular Chief Justice of Delhi High Court;

- Justice Rajiv Shakdher (of Delhi High Court) appointed as Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court;

- Justice Suresh Kait (of Delhi High Court) appointed as Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court;

- Justice Indra Prasanna Mukerji (of Calcutta High Court) appointed as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court;

- Justice Nitin Madhukar Jamdar (of Bombay High Court) appointed as Chief Justice of Kerala High Court;

- Justice Tashi Rabstan (acting Chief Justice of J&K and Ladhak High Court) appointed as regular Chief Justice of the J&K and Ladakh High Court;

- Justice Shriram Kalpathi Rajendran (of Bombay High Court) appointed as Chief Justice of Madras High Court;

- Justice MS Ramachandra Rao (Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court) transferred to Jharkhand High Court.

Union Law Minister (Independent Charge) Arjun Ram Meghwal tweeted the development from his official X handle.

The recommendations by the Supreme Court Collegium with regard to the Chief Justices were made on July 11. However, on September 17, it altered its earlier recommendations with respect to the appointment of Chief Justices (CJs) to four High Courts