Centre clears appointment of Bombay HC Justice Revati Mohite Dere as Meghalaya High Court Chief Justice

The Union government on Thursday appointed Justice Revati Mohite Dere, a judge of the Bombay High Court, as the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court,

The appointment was made consequent to the transfer of the incumbent Meghalaya High Court Chief Justice Soumen Sen to Kerala High Court.

Minister of Law and Justice (Independent Charge) Arjun Ram Meghwal took to X (formerly Twitter) to announce the same.

The appointment follows the recommendation made by the Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on December 18, 2025. Justice Dere is presently the second senior-most judge of the Bombay High Court.

Justice Dere was born in Pune and obtained her law degree from Symbiosis Law College, Pune. She practised extensively before the Bombay High Court and also served as a prosecutor for the Government of Maharashtra.

She was elevated as an additional judge of the Bombay High Court in 2013 and was made a permanent judge in 2015. Since her elevation, she has continued to serve at the Bombay High Court without any transfer.