HYDERABAD: President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday transferred Telangana high court Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan to Uttarakhand high court as CJ and elevated Justice Hima Kohli of Delhi high court as Chief Justice of Telangana high court. Justice Kohli would be the first woman CJ of Telangana high court.
Though no timeframe was given to them to assume office, these two judges are expected to take up their new assignment next week. While Justice Chauhan was in Hyderabad for the last one-and-a-half years as CJ here, Justice Kohli has been a senior judge of Delhi high court.
In neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, the President notified the collegium’s recommendation of transferring CJ JK Maheswari to the high court of Sikkim. Justice Arup Kumar Goswami, present CJ of Sikkim HC, has been posted to AP high court as CJ.
In a separate notification, the President also approved the recommendation to transfer Justice Joymalya Bagchi, presently working at Calcutta high court, to AP high court.