The Union government has notified the appointment of Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh as the acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court with effect from December 20.
The Department of Law and Justice, under the Ministry of Law and Justice, issued a notification in this regard on Friday.
The notification said, “In exercise of the power conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint, Shri Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, senior-most Judge of the High Court of Jharkhand, to perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of the High Court of Jharkhand, with effect from 20.12.2022 consequent upon the retirement of Dr. Justice Ravi Ranjan, Chief Justice, High Court of Jharkhand.”
Justice Singh will take over the post consequent to the retirement of current Chief Justice Ravi Ranjan.
Justice Singh was born on July 7, 1965. After completing B.A. Honours, he pursued L.L.B from University of Delhi. Justice Singh got enrolled as an Advocate in 1990 and practiced at Patna High Court from 1990 to 2000.
Since 2001, he has been practicing at the High Court of Jharkhand till his elevation as Judge of the Jharkhand High Court. He was appointed as Additional Judge of Jharkhand High Court on January 24, 2012 and confirmed as permanent Judge on January 16, 2014.
Justice Singh was appointed as Executive Chairman of Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority in April, 2021.