Guwahati High Court: Justice Kotiswar Singh appointed acting CJ

New Delhi: Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh was appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Guwahati High Court on Tuesday.

A notification issued by the Department of Justice in the Ministry of Law said that Justice Singh will take over from January 12 after the current Chief Justice Rashmin Munharbhai Chhaya quits on January 11.
“In exercise of the power conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India,
The President is pleased to appoint Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, the most senior Judge of the Guwahati High Court, to assume the duties of the Chief Justice of that High Court, consequent upon his retirement, with effect from 12 January 2023. The notification was read by the Chief Justice of Guwahati High Court, Justice Rashmin Manharbhai Chhaya.
Supreme Court Judges retire at the age of 65, High Court Judges retire at the age of 62.