SC collegium recommends name of Justice Subhasis Talapatra as new chief justice of Orissa High Court

Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the name of Justice Subhasis Talapatra, judge of the Orissa High Court, for the appointment as the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court.

Justice Talapatra was elevated as a Judge of the Gauhati High Court on 15 November 2011 and on establishment of a separate High Court for the State of Tripura in 2013 he opted the High Court of Tripura as his parent High Court. He has been functioning, on transfer, in the High Court of Orissa since 10 June 2022.

Besides, the Collegium has also recommended the appointment of Chief Justices for six other High Courts - Kerala, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Bombay, Telangana and Gujarat.

The Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sanjeev Khanna passed the resolutions. 

Justice Sunita Agarwal, judge of the Allahabad High Court, has been recommended for appointment as Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court.

Justice Ashish J Desai, Acting Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court, has been recommended for appointment as Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court.

Justice Siddharth Mridul, judge of the Delhi High Court, has been recommended for appointment as Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court.

Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur, judge of the Bombay High Court, has been recommended for appointment as Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.

Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, judge of the Allahabad High Court, has been recommended for appointment as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court.

Justice Alok Aradhe, judge of the Karnataka High Court, has been recommended for appointment as Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court.