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Justice Krishnakumar, who was the senior-most puisne Judge of Madras High Court, took the reins as Manipur High Court’s Chief Justice on 22-11-2024.
Justice Somashekar will take charge as the High Court’s Chief Justice after retirement of Justice D. Krishna Kumar, who demits office on 21-5-2025.
Prior to being appointed as Chief Justice of J&K and Ladakh HC, Justice Arun Palli had been serving as Judge of Punjab and Haryana HC.
SC Collegium modified its proposal to recommend Justice Rabstan as Chief Justice of his parent High Court of J&K and Ladakh and he took oath of office on 27-9-2024.
The Collegium headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna, CJI, recommended the appointment of Justice Harish Tandon, Judge Calcutta High Court, as Chief Justice of Orissa High Court.
Supreme Court, without delving into the merits of the rival claims, set aside the impugned order on the limited ground of lack of jurisdiction and ordered a remand. Consequently, the writ petition was revived and placed back on the file of the High Court.
A vacancy in the office of the Chief Justice of the High Court of Orissa arose consequent upon retirement of Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh.
Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh, who is retiring on 19-1-2025, was recommended as Chief Justice of Orissa High Court on 02-11-2023 and took charge of office on 07-02-2024.
Justice Upadhyaya was elevated as the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court on 29-07-2023. On 07-01-2025, the Supreme Court collegium recommended to transfer him as Chief Justice of Delhi High Court.
From his leadership roles during his student days to his significant contributions as an advocate and judge, Justice Suresh Kumar Kait’s journey serves as an inspiration for aspiring legal professionals, especially those from humble beginnings.
Current Chief Justice of Manipur High Court, Justice Siddharth Mridul will retire on 21-11-2024, thereby giving rise to a vacancy in the office of Chief Justice.
Justice Tashi Rabstan was earlier recommended to be appointed as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court; however, the SC Collegium modified its proposal to recommend him as Chief Justice of his parent High Court of J&K and Ladakh.
Justice Ritu Bahri who retires on 10-10-2024, made history as upon her elevation on 04-02-2024, she became the first woman Chief Justice of Uttaranchal High Court.
This segment aims to track and chart the monthly course of judicial appointments, retirements in the Supreme Court and High Courts along with recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium.
Sworn in as 16th Chief Justice of the High Court of Jharkhand on 25-09-2024, Justice M. S. Ramachandra Rao, a 3rd generation Judge, also served as Chief Justice of High Court of Himachal Pradesh.
Justice Rajiv Shakdher’s elevation was recommended by the Collegium on 11-7-2024 and his appointment was finally confirmed by the Law Ministry on 21-9-2024.
Justice Vikram Nath, a fourth-generation legal luminary and sitting Judge of the Supreme Court of India, is likely to become Chief Justice of India for seven months in 2027.
“This appears to be a case where there was no collective consultation amongst the three Constitutional functionaries of the High Court i.e. the Chief Justice and the two senior-most companion judges. The absence of plurality, in reconsideration as directed by the Supreme Court Collegium, is discernible.”
The recommendation was made considering that a vacancy in the office of Chief Justice in the High Court of Jharkhand would arise on the retirement of Dr Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi on 19-07-2024.
In a resolution passed on 11-07-2024, the Collegium recommended the appointments for Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, J&K and Ladakh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Madras and Meghalaya High Courts.