The Supreme Court Collegium on Thursday recommended the transfer of Chief Justice MS Ramachandra Rao from Himachal Pradesh High Court to the Jharkhand High Court..A resolution to this effect was passed by the Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and also comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and BR Gavai.Justice Rao is to take charge after retirement of Justice BR Sarangi on July 19."On the transfer of Mr Justice M S Ramachandra Rao, Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh as Chief Justice of the High Court of Jharkhand, consequent upon the retirement of Dr Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi on 19 July 2024, there would be a vacancy in the office of the Chief Justice of that High Court," the Collegium said..Justice Rao was born in the year 1966 at Hyderabad. He did his graduation in law from University College of Law, Osmania University, Hyderabad in 1989. He enrolled as an Advocate in 1989 and thereafter completed his Masters in Law from the University of Cambridge in 1991.Justice Rao was appointed as a judge of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh on June 29, 2012.His father Justice M Jagannadha Rao was a former judge of the Supreme Court and former Chairman of Law Commission of India. His grandfather Justice MS Ramachandra Rao was also a judge of High Court of Andhra Pradesh..[Read Resolution]
