Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia appointed Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court
First Published: 8th January, 2021 15:17 IST
Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court, reported Live Law. Gauhati High Court has been functioning with
Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court, reported Live Law.
Gauhati High Court has been functioning with Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh as the Acting Chief Justice since September 20, 2020, following the retirement of the previous Chief Justice Ajai Lamba.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by clause(1) of Article217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court, to be the Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office,” stated in a notification issued by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice.
Justice Dhulia, the second senior judge of the Uttarakhand High Court, enrolled as an advocate in 1986 and started practice at the Allahabad High Court.
Later, he shifted his practice to the newly created High Court of the State of Uttarakhand, at Nainital, where he was appointed as the first Chief Standing Counsel of the Government and later as Additional Advocate General, and was designated as Senior Advocate in June, 2004.
He was elevated as a permanent Judge of Uttarakhand High Court on November 01, 2008.
COMMENTS
TOPMOST STORY NOW
Live 6 days on, no arrests yet in 2 minors gang rape case in Meghalaya
23rd April 2024Live Battle for Tura LS seat: Is NPP relying on BJP for an easy win?
23rd April 2024Live At above 10,000 ft in a Tawang village a school headmaster is teaching people to say no to plastic
23rd April 2024Live Meghalaya Minister Kyrmen Shylla urges for public collaboration to prevent frequent forest fire in state
23rd April 2024WE RECOMMEND
Phase-3 Lok Sabha Polls: 1351 candidates in fray from 12 States/UTs, 47 contesting from Assam
Both, NDA (BJP, AGP and UPPL) and the Congress have fielded candidates in all the 4 seats in Assam.
23rd April 2024Cong candidate and MP Pradyot Bordoloi was in touch with me before elections: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
This is Himanta Biswa Sarma's first revelation on Pradyut Bordoloi's decision to join the BJP, after minister Pijush Hazarika had openly said that the Nagaon Congress candidate and MP Bordoloi had made efforts to join BJP.
23rd April 2024Lok Sabha Polls- Assam: Nagaon Cong candidate Pradyot Bordoloi wanted to join BJP, reveals Minister Pijush Hazarika
Assam cabinet minister Pijush Hazarika said that Pradyot Bordoloi had approached Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the BJP's central leadership expressing his desire to join the saffron party.
22nd April 2024Amid heatwave gripping nation, IMD says no worries during 2nd phase of Lok Sabha polls
7 Lok Sabha seats in Northeast- Assam, Manipur and Tripura are going to elections in the second phase on April 26
22nd April 2024Assamese short film ‘Mur Ghurar Duronto Goti’ wins ‘Best Film Award’ at Golden Raven International Film Festival in Russia
Director of the film, Maharshi Tuhin Kashyap thanked the Golden Raven International Film Festival for honouring his film
22nd April 2024