New Delhi sources stated that a Law Ministry notification said five High Courts in the country got new chief justices on Wednesday. Accordingly the appointments were made in courts in Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Calcutta, Gauhati and Bombay. Meanwhile Justice Ramesh Rangnath, a judge of the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana High Court has been appointed chief justice of the Uttarakhand HC.
As per report Justice K M Joseph, who was heading the Nainital based HC was elevated to the Supreme Court in August. Meanwhile Justice Vijai Kumar Bist, a judge of the Uttarakhand HC, has been elevated as chief justice of the Sikkim HC. Justice Ajjikuttira Somaiah Bopanna, a judge of the Karnataka High Court has been sent to the Gauhati HC as chief justice.
Furthermore it was stated that Justice Debasis Kar Gupta, a judge of the Calcutta HC, has been elevated as chief justice in the same court. Moreover Justice Naresh Harishchandra Patil, a judge of the Bombay HC, has been elevated as its chief justice. With the fresh appointments, all the 24 high courts in the country have full time chief justices.
