Appointment of chief justices of six HCs

The government on Sunday notified the appointments of Chief Justices of six High Courts- Rajasthan, Guwahati, Uttarakhand,Delhi, Telangana and Himachal Pradesh.

According to the notification of the Law Ministry, Chief Justice of Telangana HC, Justice Satish Chandra Sharma has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court. In five other cases, judges of the High Court have been elevated as Chief Justices. (source)

Justice Amjad A Syed of Bombay HC as Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh HC; Justice Vipin Sanghi of Delhi HC has been appointed as Chief Justice of Uttarakhand HC; Justice SS Shinde of Bombay HC as Chief Justice of Rajasthan HC; Justice Ujjwal Bhuyan, who is currently a judge in the Telangana High Court, was elevated as the Chief Justice there. His parent High Court is Guwahati. Justice Rashmin M Chhaya from Gujarat HC elevated as Chief Justice of Gauhati HC.

The Delhi High Court was without a regular Chief Justice after Justice DN Patel retired. Justice Sanghi was the acting Chief Justice since March 13. These names were recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium last month. also read