Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Justice Bhushan P. Dharmadhikari has been appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said on Monday.
Justice Dharmadhikari’s appointment follows the retirement of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog last week.
Justice Dharmadhikari is presently the seniormost judge of the high court.
A fortnight ago, his cousin Justice S. C. Dharmadhikari, who was the then seniormost judge after the CJ, had resigned from his post.
–IANS
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