Central government notifies appointment of Justice N Kotiswar Singh as Acting Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court

The Central government has notified the appointment of Justice N Kotiswar Singh as acting Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court, effective from May 9..Singh's appointment came after Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, who was serving as Chief Justice of the Gauahti High Court, was elevated to the Supreme Court. A notification to this effect was published on the website of Union Ministry of Law and Justice on May 7. "In exercise of the power conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint, Shri Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, senior most puisne Judge of the Gauhati High Court, to perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of that High Court with effect from the date Shri Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia relinquishes the charge as Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court consequent upon his appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India," the notification said. .Justice Singh is presently the senior-most judge at the Gauhati High Court. He was born on March 1, 1963 at Imphal, Manipur, to (Late) Justice N Ibotombi Singh of the Gauhati High Court, who had served as the first Advocate General of Manipur, and N Gomati Devi.He briefly practiced before the Supreme Court of India before shifting to the Gauhati High Court. He was designated Senior Advocate by the Gauhati High Court in 2008. Justice Singh was sworn in as an additional judge of the Gauhati High Court in 2011 and made a permanent judge in 2012. He was appointed a judge of the Manipur High Court upon its creation in the year 2013. He was later transferred to the Gauahti High Court in 2018. In the year 2019, Justice Singh served as acting Chief Justice, following the transfer of acting Chief Justice Arup Kumar Goswami to the Sikkim High Court as its Chief Justice.In the year 2020, Justice Singh was once again appointed acting Chief Justice following the retirement of then Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court, Ajai Lamba..[Read Notification]

Central government notifies appointment of Justice N Kotiswar Singh as Acting Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court

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