Law Ministry Appoints Justice KS Jhaveri As Chief Justice Of Orissa High Court

New Delhi/Cuttack: The Union Law Ministry, in a notification on Saturday, appointed Justice Kalpesh Satyendra Jhaveri, senior judge of the Rajasthan High Court, as the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court.

The Ministry also appointed the outgoing Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court, Justice Vineet Saran, as judge of the Supreme Court.

Enrolled in the Bar in 1983, Justice Jhaveri was appointed as Additional Judge of the Gujarat High Court in 2004. He became a permanent judge in 2005. After serving for 11 years in the Gujarat High Court, he was transferred to Rajasthan High Court in August 2016.

Sources in the Orissa High Court said that Justice Jhaveri will be administered the oath of secrecy by the Governor of Odisha, Ganeshi Lal once Raj Bhawan finalises the date.

The Supreme Court Collegium on July 20, had recommended the appointment of Justice Jhaveri as the new Chief Justice of Orissa High Court and Justice Vineet Saran for elevation to the apex court.

“Justice KS Jhaveri is senior judge from the Gujarat High Court and has been functioning on transfer in the Rajasthan High Court. Considering all the relevant factors, the Collegium finds Justice KS Jhaveri suitable in all respects for being appointed as Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court and recommends that he be appointed as Chief Justice of that High Court,” the Collegium had said in its resolution.

Justice Vineet Saran was appointed as a judge of the Allahabad High Court on February 16, 2015. He was elevated as the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court on February 26, 2016.

A graduate from Allahabad University in 1976, Justice Saran obtained his LL.B Degree in 1979-80. He was enrolled as an advocate with Uttar Pradesh Bar Council on July 28, 1980, and practiced in Allahabad High Court from July 28, 1980, to February 13, 2002.

He was elevated as a permanent judge on February 2, 2002 and took oath as the Judge of Karnataka High Court on February 16, 2015.