The Law Ministry notified the appointment of four Chief Justices to High Courts, including two judges who are set to retire in February 2023.

Appointment

The Law Ministry notified the appointment of four Chief Justices to High Courts, including two judges who are set to retire in February 2023. Justice Sandeep Mehta, a judge in the Rajasthan High Court, has been appointed as Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court. Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, judge of the Gauhati High Court, has been made Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Justice Sonia Giridhar Gokani, who had already been named the officiating Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court, being the senior-most judge of the court, has now been officially named as the Gujarat High Court Chief Justice. Justice Jaswant Singh, senior-most judge of the Orissa High Court was appointed as the chief justice of the Tripura High Court. Justice Jaswant Singh is due to retire on February 22, 2023.


     

     

     

 

     


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