The President of India has assented to the appointment of Justice RV Malimath as Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
The Notification states that “In exercise of the power conferred under the Constitution of India, Hon'ble President of India, in consultation with Hon'ble Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint Justice RV Malimath as Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court”.
He was transferred and took oath as a Judge of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh on 07.01.2021. He was appointed as the Executive Chairman of the Himachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority on 25.02.2021. He assumed charge of the office of Chief Justice (Acting) w.e.f. 01.07.2021.
About Justice RV Malimath
He was born on 25.05.1962 in one of the most respected families of Karnataka. His paternal grandfather late Justice S.S. Malimath was a freedom-fighter and a pioneer in the struggle for the unification of Karnataka. He rendered yeoman service to the State as Chairman of the Inter-State Border Dispute Committee concerning the districts of Belgaum and Kasargod. He was one of the first two judges to be appointed as a Judge of the High Court of Mysore (now Karnataka).
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