President Murmu appoints Chief Justices for eight High Courts including Madras HC

CHENNAI: The President of India, on Saturday, appointed Chief Justices for eight High Courts including the Madras High Court after the Supreme Court Collegium on Tuesday amended some of its July 11 recommendations.

A notification from the Union Law and Justice Ministry said President Droupadi Murmu in the exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution appointed the new Chief Justices for various High Courts.

Justice KR Shriram, judge of Bombay High Court, is elevated as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, it said.

The Madras High Court has also got three new additional judges, Justice R Poornima, Justice M Jothiraman and Justice Augustine Devadoss, the notification said.

The President appointed Justice Manmohan as the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, Justice Rajiv Shakdher as the Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, and Justice Suresh Kumar Kait as the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court.

The acting Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan of Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh is appointed as the Chief Justice of the same court. Justice Indra Prassana Mukerji was elevated as the Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court and Justice Nitin Madhukar Jamdar was elevated as the Chief Justice of Kerala High Court.

These recommendations are initially made by the Supreme Court Collegium in July this year. With some modifications from the initial list, the Collegium sent a new proposal to the President, and after consideration, the new Chief Justices were appointed.