The Central government on Friday notified the appointment of Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra as Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court..The appointment was confirmed by Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, who took to Twitter to congratulate the newly appointment Chief Justice..Justice Mishra was recommended for elevation as Chief Justice of the High Court by the Supreme Court Collegium in December last year.He joined the district judiciary in Odisha as a Additional District & Sessions Judge in 1999. He also served as a Special CBI judge and Registrar General of the Orissa High Court, before being appointed as a judge of the High Court in 2009.In 2021, he was transferred to the Uttarakhand High Court, where he served as Acting Chief Justice for a short stint..[Read Notification]
The Central government on Friday notified the appointment of Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra as Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court..The appointment was confirmed by Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, who took to Twitter to congratulate the newly appointment Chief Justice..Justice Mishra was recommended for elevation as Chief Justice of the High Court by the Supreme Court Collegium in December last year.He joined the district judiciary in Odisha as a Additional District & Sessions Judge in 1999. He also served as a Special CBI judge and Registrar General of the Orissa High Court, before being appointed as a judge of the High Court in 2009.In 2021, he was transferred to the Uttarakhand High Court, where he served as Acting Chief Justice for a short stint..[Read Notification]