Patna, Feb 4 (PTI) Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh, the senior-most judge of the Patna High Court, was on Saturday appointed the Acting Chief Justice, according to a notification issued by the Union government.

Justice Singh replaces Justice Sanjay Karol, who had been the Chief Justice since November 2019, and has now been elevated to the Supreme Court.

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Besides Justice Karol, another judge of the Patna High Court, Justice Ahsanullah Amanullah, has also been elevated to the apex court.

Justice Singh, 62, was a practicing advocate at the Patna High Court till his elevation to the bench in 2012.

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