Centre Notifies Appointment Of Chief Justices Of 8 High Courts

Current Context: On September 21, 2024, the Centre notified the appointment of Chief Justices for eight High Courts.

• Here are the details:
• Justice Sunita Agarwal - Appointed as the Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court.
• Justice Alok Aradhe - Appointed as the Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court.
• Justice Vipin Sanghi - Appointed as the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court.
• Justice Amjad A. Sayed - Appointed as the Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.
• Justice S. Muralidhar - Appointed as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.
• Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi - Appointed as the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court.
• Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra - Appointed as the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
• Justice Arup Kumar Goswami - Appointed as the Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court.

These appointments are part of the ongoing efforts to ensure the smooth functioning of the judiciary and to fill the vacancies in the High Courts.

Question:

1 Who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court?

• A) Justice Alok Aradhe
• B) Justice Sunita Agarwal
• C) Justice Vipin Sanghi
• D) Justice Amjad A. Sayed

Answer: B) Justice Sunita Agarwal was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court in the Centre's notification on September 21, 2024.