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President appointed Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka<\/strong>, Judge of the Bombay High Court, to be the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court<\/strong><\/span> with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.<\/p>\n

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[Order dt. 30-04-2019]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ministry of Law and Justice<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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