SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Re: Appointment of Mr Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh, Judge,
High Court of Judicature at Patna, as the Chief Justice of the
High Court of Orissa.
A vacancy in the office of the Chief Justice of the High Court of Orissa has
arisen consequent upon the retirement of Mr Justice Subhasis Talapatra on
3 October 2023. Therefore, an appointment to that office is required to be
made.
Para 3 of the Memorandum of Procedure relating to the appointment of the
Chief Justice of a High Court provides as under:
“A fair representation shall be given to various High
Courts for selection of Chief Justices. For purposes of such
selection, inter-se seniority of puisne Judges will be
reckoned on the basis of their seniority in their own High
Court. The consideration for appointment of Chief Justices
shall be based on the criterion of seniority subject to merit
and integrity.”
It is proposed to appoint Mr Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh as the Chief
Justice of the High Court of Orissa. Mr Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh
was appointed as a Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Patna on 5 April
2012 and has been functioning there as the senior-most puisne Judge.
Before his elevation as a Judge of the High Court, he was enrolled at the Bar
in 1990 and practised at the High Court of Judicature at Patna. His area of
practice was constitutional, service, criminal and arbitration matters. During
his practice of 22 years he also served as Additional Advocate General for
the State of Bihar since December 2010 till his elevation as a Judge of High Court. As regards his contribution to the judiciary by way of disposal of
cases, during his tenure of more than 11 years as a Judge of High Court, he
authored 1246 reported judgments, of which 562 were delivered during last
5 years. He has maintained high standard of professional ethics at the Bar
and Bench and enjoys good reputation for conduct and integrity. While
recommending the name of Mr Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh, the
Collegium has also taken into consideration the fact that at present the High
Court of Judicature at Patna has no representation among the Chief Justices
of High Courts.
Having regard to all relevant factors, the Collegium is of the considered
view that Mr Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh is fit and suitable in all
respects for being appointed as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Orissa.
The Collegium, therefore, resolves to recommend the appointment of Mr
Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh as the Chief Justice of the High Court of
Orissa.
( Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud ), CJI
( Sanjay Kishan Kaul ), J
( Sanjiv Khanna ), J
02 November 2023.
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