Central Government notifies appointment of Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari as Acting Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court
The Central government has notified the appointment of Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari as the Acting Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court with effect from October 27.
Justice Tiwari will take charge upon the retirement of Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi who demitted office on October 26.
A notification to this effect was issued by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice on October 25.
“In exercise of the power conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint, Shri Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court, to perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of that High Court with effect from 27.10.2023 consequent upon the retirement of Shri Justice Vipin Sanghi, Chief Justice, Uttarakhand High Court on 26.10.2023,” read the notification.
Justice Tiwari enrolled with the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh in 1990 and began practicing law at the Allahabad High Court. He later shifted to Nainital upon the creation of the Uttarakhand High Court in 2000.
Thereafter, he was designated a Senior Advocate in 2009, served as the President of the High Court Bar Association in Nainital in 2008 and acted as special counsel for the State Government in various cases.
He was appointed judge of the Uttarakhand High Court on May 19, 2017
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