Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday appointed Justice Arindam Sinha as the acting Chief Justice of Orissa High Court.
“President is pleased to appoint Justice Arindam Sinha, Judge of the Orissa High Court, to perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of that High Court with effect from 20.01.2025 consequent upon retirement of Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh, Chief Justice, Orissa High Court on 19.01.2025,” according to the notification issued by the Law Ministry.
Justice Sinha enrolled as an advocate on March 11, 1991, and practised for 22 years, principally in the High Court in Kolkata and specialised in civil laws. He was elevated to the bench of the Calcutta High Court as an additional judge on October 30, 2013, and appointed as permanent judge on March 14, 2016. He was transferred and took oath as a judge of the Orissa High Court of Orissa October 8, 2021.
On Thursday, Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and Chief Minister Mohan Majhi bade farewell to Chief Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh at Lok Seva Bhawan Convention Centre.
