New chief justices appointed to five high courts
All 24 high courts in the country have full-time chief justices after the new appointments to five high courts on Wednesday. Ramesh Ranganathan was appointed Chief Justice of Uttarakhand HC while Vijai Kumar Bist was elevated as Chief Justice of the Sikkim HC. Debasish Kar Gupta and Naresh Harishchandra Patil were appointed chief justices of Calcutta and Bombay HC respectively.