New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi was on Wednesday appointed as the chief justice of the Jharkhand High Court, the law ministry said.

Justice Sarangi is at present a judge of the Orissa High Court. His name was recommended by the Supreme Court collegium in December last year.

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The law ministry also announced the appointment of Justice Muhamed Mustaque Ayumantakath, a judge of the Kerala High Court, to be the acting chief Justice of that High Court with effect from July 5 as incumbent Chief Justice Ashish Jitendra Desai demits office on Thursday on attaining the age of 62 years.

In a separate notification, the ministry said Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, a judge of the Jharkhand High Court, has been transferred to the Rajasthan High Court.

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In December last year, Justice Chandrashekhar had requested the top court collegium to transfer him out of Jharkhand.

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