SC Collegium Recommends Appointments Of New Chief Justices In 8 High Courts

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the appointment of new Chief Justices in the following High Courts

1. Justice Manmohan has been proposed to be made the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. He is presently the Acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court
2. Justice M S Ramachandra Rao(presently Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court) is proposed to be transferred as the Chief Justice of  the Jharkhand High Court on the retirement of incumbent CJ Dr B R Sarangi on 19.7.2024)
3. Justice Justice Rajiv Shakdher(Delhi High Court judge) - Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court (in the future vacancy which would arise on transfer of Justice Ramachandra Rao to Jharkhand)
4. Justice Suresh Kait(Delhi High Court judge) - Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh (in the future vacancy which would arise if the proposal to elevate the incumbent CJ N Kotiswar Singh is accepted).
5. Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia(Punjab & Haryana High Court Judge) - Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court
6. Justice Nitin Jamdar(Bombay High Court judge) - Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court
7. Justice Tashi Rabstan (J&K&L HC judge) - Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court (after the retirement of incumbent CJ Vaidyanathan on August 16)
8. Justice K R Shriram(Bombay High Court judge) - Chief Justice of the Madras High Court

The resolution was passed by the Collegium comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice BR Gavai.

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