Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh appointed as Chief justice of Gauhati High Court

May 8: With the elevation of Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India, Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh has now been appointed in his place.

In a statement issued by the Government of India, it was stated, “In exercise of the power conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint, Shri Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, senior most puisne Judge of the Gauhati High Court, to perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of that High Court with effect from the date Shri Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia relinquishes the charge as Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court consequent upon his appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India.”

On Friday, the Supreme Court Collegium led by the Chief Justice of India, N V Ramana recommended the elevation of Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Gujarat High Court judge Justice Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala as the judges of the Supreme Court following which the Centre notified their appointments on Saturday.