Tripura High Court gets new Chief Justice, President Murmu appointed Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh

AGARTALA: President Droupadi Murmu appointed Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, Judge of the Jharkhand High Court, as Chief Justice of Tripura High Court.

Headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, the Supreme Court collegium, on February 7, recommended the name of Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh for appointment as the Chief Justice of the Tripura High Court. The collegium in a statement had said: "The collegium resolves to recommend that upon the retirement of Mr. Justice Jaswant Singh, Mr. Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh will be appointed as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Tripura."

Ever since Justice Singh retired on February 23, the post of Chief Justice in Tripura High Court had been lying vacant. Justice Singh served only for eight days in the post. The Tripura High Court was set up in March, 2013 along with the full-fledged High Courts in Meghalaya and Manipur. All the northeastern states, excluding Sikkim, were earlier under the Gauhati High Court. (IANS)