Central Government notifies appointment of Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari as Acting Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court

Uttarakhand High Court

The appointment of Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari as the Acting Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court with effect from October 27 has been notified by the Central government.

The Union Ministry of Law and Justice on October 25 issued a notification to this effect.

The charge was taken by the Justice Tiwari upon the retirement of Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi who demitted office on October 26.

As per the notification,in exercise of the power conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India, the President appoints, 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.

In year 1990,Justice Tiwari enrolled with the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh and started practicing law at the Allahabad High Court. He later shifted to Nainital upon the creation of the Uttarakhand High Court in 2000.

In the year 2009, he was designated a Senior Advocate and 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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