Eight new High Court Chief Justices were officially appointed on Saturday, following the recent recommendations of the Supreme Court Collegium. Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced the official clearances in a post on X:

  • Patna High Court: Justice Valluri Kameswar Rao (transferred from Delhi High Court)

  • Calcutta High Court: Justice Ravindra V Ghuge (transferred from Bombay High Court)

  • Rajasthan High Court: Justice Sanjay Kumar Agrawal (transferred from Chhattisgarh High Court)

  • Bombay High Court: Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi (transferred from Allahabad High Court)

  • Punjab and Haryana High Court: Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra (elevated within Punjab and Haryana High Court)

  • Chhattisgarh High Court: Justice Krushna Ram Mohapatra (transferred from Orissa High Court)

  • Madhya Pradesh High Court: Justice Alpesh Yeshwant Kogje (transferred from Gujarat High Court)

  • Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati (transferred from Rajasthan High Court)

The leadership change at the Rajasthan High Court follows a period of controversy triggered by grave, unprecedented allegations made by Supreme Court judge Sandeep Mehta against Rajasthan Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma. (PTI)