Disposal of old cases priority: New Jharkhand Chief Justice

Ranchi, February 20: Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra was sworn in on Monday as the 14th chief justice of the Jharkhand High Court at Governor’s House in Ranchi.

Governor CP Radhakrishnan administered the oath of office to Mishra at the Raj Bhavan here.

Chief Secretary Sukhdev Singh read out the warrant of appointment issued by President Droupadi Murmu.

Chief Justice Mishra said his priority will be to impart justice to the poor and downtrodden while expediting old cases.

“My priority will be simple justice, transparent justice…Old cases will be given priority,” he said talking to the media after taking oath.

The Union Ministry of Law and Justice on February 17 issued a notification regarding the appointment of Justice Mishra as the chief justice of the high court.

Mishra, 61, was earlier a judge at the Uttarakhand High Court and hails from Odisha and after completing LL.B from Law Faculty Delhi University in 1987, he started practice at Bolangir district courts.

He secured first position in the Recruitment Examination for District Judges from Bar and on February 16, 2022 joined as Additional District & Sessions Judge, Jeypore.

He also worked as District & Sessions Judge, Sundergarh, Dhenkanal, Special Judge (CBI), Bhubaneswar and joined as Registrar General of Orissa High Court.

He was elevated as Judge of the Orissa High Court on October 7, 2009.

He was transferred to High Court of Uttarakhand where he assumed the charge of the office of Judge of the High Court of Uttarakhand and was appointed as the Acting Chief Justice on December 24, 2021 and held the office till June 28, 2022.