Acting Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court is Justice Satish Chandra Sharma

Acting Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court is Justice Satish Chandra Sharma

The senior-most judge of the Karnataka High Court, Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, has been appointed as its Acting Chief Justice.

The notification issued stated,

"In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, senior-most Judge of Karnataka High Court, to perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of that High Court with effect from the date Shri Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka relinquishes the charge as Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court consequent upon his appointment as Judge of the Supreme Court of India."

Following elevation of the current Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka to the Supreme Court on August 25, the notification was issued.Apart from CJ Oka, Justice BV Nagarathna of the High Court has also been elevated to the SC.

In its August 17 resolution, the Supreme Court Collegium recommended the names of Justices AS Oka, Vikram Nath, JK Maheshwari, Hima Kohli, BV Nagarathna, CT Ravikumar, MM Sundresh, Bela Trivedi, and Senior Advocate PS Narasimha to be considered for elevation.