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Jun 2023

Jan 18, 2025

Justice Sujoy Paul to Take over as Acting Chief Justice of Telangana High Court

Justice Sujoy Paul was appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court.
A notification was issued in this regard by the Department of Law and Justice, Government of India exercising the power conferred to it under Article 223 of the Constitution.
The notification came following the transfer of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe of the Telangana High Court to the Bombay High Court as Chief Justice.
Justice Sujoy Paul enrolled as an advocate with the Madhya Pradesh Bar Council in 1990. In 2014, he was appointed as a permanent judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court and served as a judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court till he was transferred to the Telangana High Court in 2024.

Jan 17, 2025

Centre Clears Appointment of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya as Delhi High Court Chief Justice

The Centre cleared the appointment of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya as the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court.
Justice Upadhyaya was appointed as an additional judge of the Allahabad High Court in November 2011 and became a permanent judge in August 2013.
He took oath as the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court in July 2023.

Jan 15, 2025

Centre Clears Appointment of Justice Alok Aradhe as Bombay High Court Chief Justice

The Central government cleared the proposal to appoint Telangana High Court Chief Justice Alok Aradhe as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court.
The Supreme Court Collegium had earlier in January made the recommendation.
Justice Aradhe was appointed as an additional judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in 2009, and as a permanent judge in 2011.
He was transferred to the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir in 2016 and served as its Acting Chief Justice for 3 months in 2018. After that, he took oath as a judge of the Karnataka High Court on November 17, 2018 and served as Acting Chief Justice for a few months in 2022.
In July 2023, he was appointed as Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court.

Jan 14, 2025

Centre Appoints Justice Ashutosh Kumar as Acting Chief Justice of Patna High Court

The Central Government notified the appointment of Justice Ashutosh Kumar as the acting Chief Justice of the Patna High Court.
This development came after the Union Government notified the appointment of Chief Justice K. Vinod Chandran as a judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Jan 13, 2025

Centre for Judicial Archives at High Court of Orissa Inaugurated

The inauguration of the Centre for Judicial Archives was held under the aegis of the High Court of Orissa.
The Centre was inaugurated by Mohan Charan Majhi, Chief Minister of Odisha in presence of Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh, Chief Justice, High Court of Orissa, Prithiviraj Harichandan, Minister, Law, Government of Odisha, the Companion Judges of the High Court of Orissa.

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