Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari, senior most judge of the Allahabad High Court has appointed as acting Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court. He will take over his office on June 26 after retirement of current Chief Justice, Sanjay Yadav.
The notification issued by Minsitry of Law and Justice has stated that,
"In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari, senior-most Judge of the Allahabad High Court, to perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of that High Court with effect from 26th June, 2021 consequent upon the retirement of Shri Justice Sanjay Yadav, Chief Justice, Allahabad High Court."
About Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari
- Appointed as Judge of the High Court of Rajasthan High Court on Jul 5, 2007.
- Transferred to Allahabad High Court and took oath as Judge on March 15, 2019.
- Practised in the Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur and Jaipur, Central Administrative Tribunal, Jaipur and initially in Supreme Court in Constitutional, Civil, Service, Labour, Criminal and Arbitration matters and specialised in Constitutional, Service, Labour & Arbitration matters.
- Was Standing Counsel for Railways; Rajasthan Road Transport Corporation; Nuclear Power Corporation; State Election Commission; Rajasthan University; all Government Electricity Companies of Rajasthan; Jaipur Development Authority; Jaipur Municipal Corporation; Rajasthan Housing Board; Ganga Nagar Sugar Mills Ltd.; Rajasthan Agricultural University.
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