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Supreme Court Collegium recommends Chief Justices for four High Courts

Supreme Court Collegium recommends Chief Justices for four High Courts
Supreme Court Collegium recommends 4 High Court Chief Justices: Know the judges · indianexpress.com

In India, senior judges form a special group called the Supreme Court Collegium.

Their job is to pick the leaders of courts, called Chief Justices.

On August 6, the Collegium chose four new Chief Justices.

Each of the four chosen judges has worked as a lawyer and judge for many years.

Justice V Kameswar Rao was chosen to lead the Patna High Court.

Justice Ravindra V Ghuge was chosen for the Calcutta High Court.

Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi will lead the Bombay High Court.

Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra will lead the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

These judges have handled many important cases that helped protect people's rights.

Their new roles still need to be officially approved.

Key facts

Recommending body
Supreme Court Collegium
Recommendation date
August 6
Patna High Court
Justice V Kameswar Rao
Calcutta High Court
Justice Ravindra V Ghuge
Bombay High Court
Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi
Punjab and Haryana High Court
Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra
Current status
All four High Courts functioning under acting chief justices

Quotes

Ashwani Kumar Mishra

Justice, Acting Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court

““Blatant loot and plunder of natural resources””
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