New Delhi, Dec 22 (PTI) Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra was appointed as the acting chief justice of the Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday.

A notification issued by the Department of Justice in the Law Ministry said Justice Mishra, the senior-most judge of the Uttarakhand HC, will be the acting chief justice with effect from December 24 consequent upon the retirement of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan.

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Justice Chauhan demits office on Thursday on the eve of turning 62 -- the retirement age for high court judges.

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