Justice Dhiraj Thakur to be Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court

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JAMMU: The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud has recommended to the Centre the names of seven judges for appointment as chief justice of seven high courts, including that of Andhra Pradesh.
The three-member collegium, also comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Sanjiv Khanna, made the recommendations.
The collegium said the office of the chief justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court fell vacant on May 19, 2023 consequent upon the elevation of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra as a judge of the Supreme Court.
“It is proposed to appoint Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh. He was appointed as a judge of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir on March 8, 2013 and is now the senior-most judge in his parent high court. He was transferred, in the interest of better administration of justice, to the High Court of Bombay in June 2022 and has been functioning there since then,” it said.
It said the recommendation made by the collegium on February 9, 2023 for Justice Thakur’s elevation as the chief justice of the Manipur High Court has been pending with the government.
“On appointment of Justice Thakur, the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh would get representation amongst the chief justices of the high courts,” the resolution said, adding, “In view of the above, the collegium, in supersession of its recommendation dated February 9, 2023, resolves to recommend that Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur be appointed as chief justice of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh.”
Justice Thakur completed his LLB from Jammu University and joined the legal profession in 1989. He was enrolled as an advocate on the rolls of Bar Council of Delhi and his enrolment was later transferred to Bar Council of J&K in November 2010.