Government appoints chief justices of 5 high courts, transfers 4 others

NEW DELHI: The Union government on Monday notified the appointment of chief justices of five high courts - Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Gauhati, Patna and Jharkhand - while transferring the chief justices of four others.

Acting chief justice of MP high court Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva has been appointed as the chief justice of the same high court; Justice Vibhu Bakhru, a judge of Delhi high court, has been made the chief justice of Karnataka high court; Justice Ashutosh Kumar, acting chief justice of Patna high court , has been appointed as chief justice of Gauhati high court; Justice Vipul Manubhai Pancholi, judge of Patna high court, has been appointed as chief justice of the same high court; and Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan, judge of Himachal Pradesh high court, as chief justice of Jharkhand high court .

The chief justices who have been transferred to other high courts are Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, shifted from Rajasthan high court to Madras high court; Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, from Tripura high court to Telangana high court; Justice M S Ramachandra Rao, from Jharkhand high court to Tripura high court; and Justice K R Shriram, from Madras high court to Rajasthan high court.

The transfers are based on the recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium on May 26.