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- The central government has approved the appointment of eight new Chief Justices to High Courts across the country, acting on the Supreme Court Collegium's recommendations.
- The appointments include Justice Valluri Kameshwar Rao to Patna, Justice Sanjay Kumar Agarwal to Rajasthan, Justice Ravi V. Ghuge to Calcutta, and Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi to Bombay, among others.
- The changes span courts from Jammu and Kashmir to Madhya Pradesh, affecting senior judges moved to lead different High Courts.
- The report also notes a prior controversy in the Rajasthan High Court after Justice Sandeep Mehta made serious allegations against acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma.
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- The Rajasthan appointment follows a controversy over allegations against the acting Chief Justice, worth watching for developments there.
- Whether further Collegium-recommended judicial appointments are cleared by the government.
- The named judges formally taking charge in their new High Courts.
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Named India · Alpesh Yeshwant Kogje · Arjun Ram Meghwal · Ashwani Kumar Mishra · Krushna Ram Mohapatra · Mahesh Chandra Tripathi · Ministry of Law and Justice · Pushpendra Singh Bhati · Ravindra V Ghuge · Sanjay Kumar Agarwal · Supreme Court Collegium · Valluri Kameswara Rao
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