Five high courts in the country got new chief justices on Wednesday, a Law Ministry notification said.

The appointments were made in courts in Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Calcutta, Gauhati and Bombay. Justice Ramesh Rangnath, a judge of the Andhra Pradesh and Telengana High Court has been appointed chief justice of the Uttarakhand HC. Justice KM Joseph, who was heading the Nainital-based HC was elevated to the Supreme Court in August. Vijai Kumar Bist, a judge of the Uttarakhand HC, has been elevated as chief justice of the Sikkim HC.Debasis Kar Gupta, a judge of the Calcutta HC, has been elevated as chief justice in the same court.

Justice Ajjikuttira Somaiah Bopanna, a judge of the Karnataka High Court has been sent to the Gauhati HC as chief justice. Justice Naresh Harishchandra Patil, a judge of the Bombay HC, has been elevated as its chief justice.With the fresh appointments, all the 24 high courts in the country have full-time chief justices.