Supreme Court has appointed Justice Subhasis Talapatra as the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court. Justice Talapatra becomes the second person from Tripura to have been promoted to the coveted post. Earlier in 2003 Justice (retd now) Sujit Barman Roy becma the Chief Justice of the same High Court.
A notification from the Supreme Court Collegium said, a vacancy in the office of the Chief Justice of the High Court of Orissa would arise in August 2023 consequent upon, retirement of Dr Justice S Muralidhar. Therefore, appointment to that office is required to be made. It then proposed to recommend the name of Justice Subhasis Talapatra, the senior-most Judge from the Tripura High Court, for appointment as Chief Justice of the High Court of Orissa.
Justice Talapatra was elevated as a Judge of the Gauhati High Court on 15 November 2011 and on establishment of a separate High Court for the State of Tripura in 2013 he opted the High Court of Tripura as his parent High Court. He has been functioning, on transfer, in the High Court of Orissa since 10 June 2022. He has acquired considerable experience of dispensing justice in two High Courts. While considering his name, the Collegium has taken into consideration the fact that since its inception in 2013.
The Collegium also recommended new Chief Justices for the High Courts of Kerala, Orissa, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Bombay, Telangana and Gujarat.
The Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sanjeev Khanna passed the resolutions, which were uploaded on the official website late on Wednesday night.
Justice Sunita Agarwal, judge of the Allahabad High Court, has been recommended for appointment as Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court.
Justice Ashish J Desai, Acting Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court, has been recommended for appointment as Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court.
Collegium Recommendations
Justice Subhasis Talapatra, judge of the Orissa High Court, has been recommended for appointment as Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court.
Justice Siddharth Mridul, judge of the Delhi High Court, has been recommended for appointment as Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court.
Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur, judge of the Bombay High Court, has been recommended for appointment as Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, judge of the Allahabad High Court, has been recommended for appointment as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court.
Justice Alok Aradhe, judge of the Karnataka High Court, has been recommended for appointment as Chief Justice of the Telangana High Cour
