Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Justice NV Anjaria As Chief Justice Of Karnataka High Court

The appointment, if cleared by the Central government, will take place following the retirement of the current Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court, Justice PS Dinesh Kumar on February 24th.

Justice Anjaria was appointed as a Judge of the Gujarat High Court on 21 November 2011 and has been functioning there since then.

Before his elevation as a Judge of the High Court, he practiced in the Gujarat High Court in civil, constitutional, company law, labour and service matters and specialized in civil and constitutional cases.

The resolution dated 7.02.2024 stated, “He is a competent judge with a sound knowledge of law and possesses impeccable integrity. In his conduct as a judge he has maintained the standard required of a person holding high judicial office.”

“While recommending his name, the Collegium has taken into consideration the fact that among the Chief Justices of the High Courts, one judge namely Mr Justice Ashish J Desai whose parent High Court is the High Court of Gujarat is presently functioning as Chief Justice of the High Court of Kerala. Mr Justice Ashish J Desai is due to demit office on 4 July 2024,” it added.

Having regard to all relevant factors, the Collegium was of the considered view that Justice N V Anjaria is fit and suitable in all respects for being appointed as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka.

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