Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Transfer Of J&K HC CJ Justice Pankaj Mithal As Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh Justice Pankaj Mithal as the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court.

Justice Mithal took the oath as the CJ of J&K&L High Court on January 1, 2021. His parent High Court is Allahabad High Court.

The post of Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court fell vacant with the retirement of previous CJ Justice SS Shinde on July 31.

The Collegium has also recommended the transfer of Orissa High Court Chief Justice Dr.S Muralidhar as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.

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