Centre Notifies Transfer Of Jharkhand HC's Acting CJ Justice Shree Chandrashekhar To Rajasthan High Court

The Central government has notified the transfer of Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, serving as the Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court, to the Rajasthan High Court.

This comes after Centre notified appointment of Justice BR Sarangi as the Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court. Read full story here.

Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the transfer of Justice Chandrashekhar in view of the Judge's formal request for a transfer.

Justice Chandrashekhar completed his LLB in the year 1993 and was enrolled as an Advocate with the Delhi State Bar Council. He started his practice at Delhi on both Criminal and Civil sides. In about 19 years of practice as an Advocate in different Courts, he conducted about 3500 cases, mostly in the Supreme Court of India. There are about 140 reported judgements of Supreme Court in which he appeared as a counsel, as per Jharkhand High Court's official website.

He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Jharkhand High Court on January 17, 2013 and as a permanent Judge on June 27, 2014.

He took charge as the Acting Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court on December 29, 2023.