The Centre on Thursday notified the appointment of Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari, to the Sikkim High Court as its new chief justice.
The Sikkim High Court Chief Justice Arup Kumar Goswami has been appointed as Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court to replace Justice Maheshwari, separate Law Ministry notifications issued on Thursday said. The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the transfers on December 14.
Earlier, Justice Rakesh Kumar of the Andhra Pradesh High Court had expressed concern over the timing of the Collegium’s proposal to transfer Chief Justice Maheshwari.