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On 4 September 2026, the President in exercise of powers under Article 223<\/a> of the Constitution<\/a>, appointed Justice Sanjay Kumar Agrawal<\/span> as the Acting Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court. Since Justice Ramesh Sinha retired from the post of Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court on 4 September, hence Justice Sanjay Kumar Agrawal will now perform the duties of the Chief Justice.<\/p>\n

Prior to the retirement of Justice Ramesh Sinha, the Supreme Court Collegium in a meeting held on 6 August 2026, had recommended appointment<\/a> of Justice Krushna Ram Mohapatra<\/span>, who is currently a Judge of Orissa High Court, as Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court. The Supreme Court Collegium notified this recommendation on 31 August 2026. The recommendation is pending for consideration before the Ministry of Law and Justice as of now.<\/p>\n

Justice Sanjay Kumar Agrawal himself has been recommended for transfer to Rajasthan High Court, and he has also been recommended for elevation to the post of Rajasthan High Court’s Chief Justice. This recommendation is also pending for consideration before the Ministry of Law and Justice as of now.<\/p>\n

Also read:<\/span> Rajasthan HC and 3 other High Courts to get new Chief Justices: SC Collegium’s latest round of recommendations<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Since Justice Ramesh Sinha retired from the post of Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court on 4 September 2026, hence Justice Sanjay Kumar Agrawal will now perform the duties of the Chief Justice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":395313,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[30591,33608,68256,111891,56515,113982,6141,2509],"class_list":["post-395312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-appointments","category-news","tag-chhattisgarh-high-court","tag-high-court-judges","tag-judge-appointments","tag-justice-krushna-ram-mohapatra","tag-justice-ramesh-sinha","tag-justice-sanjay-kumar-agrawal","tag-ministry-of-law-and-justice","tag-Rajasthan_High_Court"],"yoast_head":"\nJustice Sanjay Kumar Agrawal appointed Acting CJ of Chhattisgarh HC | SCC Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"President 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