The Central government on Thursday notified the appointment of Justice Lanusungkum Jamir as Acting Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court has got the approval by the Central Government.
The new appointment is due to the elevation of Justice Sandeep Mehta to the Supreme Court. Justice Mehta will be administered the oath of office at the top court today.
In May 2013,Justice Jamir was appointed as an additional judge of the Gauhati High Court.He was transferred to the Manipur High Court in October 2018.
He became a permanent judge in November 2018 and was transferred back to the Gauhati High Court last year.
The current Acting Chief Justice
obtained his LL.B. in 1988 from the North Eastern Hill University and enrolled in the Bar Council of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura in 1989.