Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Monday announced that two judges were elevated as chief justices of the Bombay and the Andhra Pradesh high courts. In a tweet, Meghwal informed that Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay of the Allahabad High Court has been appointed as the chief justice of the Bombay High Court and Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur of the Bombay High Court has been elevated as chief justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur is the younger brother of former Chief Justice of India T S Thakur, as per news agency PTI's report.
Recommending the name of Justice Thakur, the collegium had noted that its February 9, 2023, recommendation for elevation as chief justice of the High Court of Manipur remained pending with the Union government.
"Having regard to all relevant factors, the Collegium is of the considered view that Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur is fit and suitable in all respects for being appointed as Chief Justice of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh," it noted, as per PTI.
"In view of the above, the Collegium, in supersession of its recommendation dated February 9, 2023, resolves to recommend that Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur be appointed as Chief Justice of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh," the Collegium had said earlier this month.
Earlier this month, three High Court judges, including one from Delhi, were transferred after the Supreme Court collegium rejected their request for a choice posting days earlier.
Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal had announced the transfer of three judges Dinesh Kumar Singh, Manoj Bajaj, and Gaurang Kanth. The President of India, after consultation with Chief Justice of India transferred all these judges while exercising the power conferred by the Constitution of India to her, he stated.
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