The Central government on Friday cleared the appointment of Justice RD Dhanuka as the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court..Justice Dhanuka is due to demit office on May 30 and will, therefore, have a tenure of only four days as the Chief Justice.This came after the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium comprising of Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and KM Joseph in their meeting held on April 19, 2023..Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal tweeted about the appointment from his official Twitter handle today.“In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint the following High Court Judges as Chief Justices of High Courts”, the tweet said..Born in 1961, Justice Dhanuka completed his schooling in Mumbai. He completed LLB and started his practice in the High Court in 1985 in the chamber of his father, retired Justice DR Dhanuka, till he was elevated as judge in 1990..Justice Dhanuka was on the senior counsel panel of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai for last several years and appeared in large number of matters..He was elevated as a judge of the Bombay High Court on January 23, 2012. .The Bombay High Court is presently functioning at a strength of 65 judges, 42 permanent and 23 additional judges..[Read Notification]
The Central government on Friday cleared the appointment of Justice RD Dhanuka as the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court..Justice Dhanuka is due to demit office on May 30 and will, therefore, have a tenure of only four days as the Chief Justice.This came after the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium comprising of Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and KM Joseph in their meeting held on April 19, 2023..Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal tweeted about the appointment from his official Twitter handle today.“In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint the following High Court Judges as Chief Justices of High Courts”, the tweet said..Born in 1961, Justice Dhanuka completed his schooling in Mumbai. He completed LLB and started his practice in the High Court in 1985 in the chamber of his father, retired Justice DR Dhanuka, till he was elevated as judge in 1990..Justice Dhanuka was on the senior counsel panel of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai for last several years and appeared in large number of matters..He was elevated as a judge of the Bombay High Court on January 23, 2012. .The Bombay High Court is presently functioning at a strength of 65 judges, 42 permanent and 23 additional judges..[Read Notification]
