Justice Sanjay Vijaykumar Gangapurwala has assumed charge as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.Justice Gangapurwala was administered the oath of office at the Raj Bhavan in Chennai by Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi..Following the Supreme Collegium's recommendation, the President offered her nod for the appointment of SV Gangapurwala as Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, and it was notified by the Union Law Ministry on Friday..Madras High Court has not had a permanent Chief Justice since the last Chief Justice, retired on September 12, 2022. For the last eight months, the senior most judges of the Madras High Court had been officiating as its Acting Chief Justice.Justice Gangapurwala was appointed as an additional judge of the Bombay High Court in 2010 and was appointed as its Acting Chief Justice last year.
Justice Sanjay Vijaykumar Gangapurwala has assumed charge as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.Justice Gangapurwala was administered the oath of office at the Raj Bhavan in Chennai by Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi..Following the Supreme Collegium's recommendation, the President offered her nod for the appointment of SV Gangapurwala as Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, and it was notified by the Union Law Ministry on Friday..Madras High Court has not had a permanent Chief Justice since the last Chief Justice, retired on September 12, 2022. For the last eight months, the senior most judges of the Madras High Court had been officiating as its Acting Chief Justice.Justice Gangapurwala was appointed as an additional judge of the Bombay High Court in 2010 and was appointed as its Acting Chief Justice last year.