India’s Gen Z: Turning youth aspirations into democratic strengthJharkhand HC stays cancellation of JSSC-CGL appointments, allows employees to continue workingPalamu class 5 girl seeks help at Jan Samadhan, gets new books and school suppliesJSSC-CGL exam set to be cancelled; CM says all TDPL-conducted exams will goJPSC Row: Former Member’s PA BN Ram arrested over alleged ₹40 lakh extortion to fix interviewsJharkhand HC orders security cover for judicial officers across State after 2022 Latehar court attackSafety must come before production, says DGMS official at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad programmeJMM-Congress opposition to MMDR amendment is ‘political drama’, says Babulal Marandi

Breaking News: Justice BR Sarangi to be new Jharkhand CJ; Justice  Chandrashekhar shifted to Rajasthan

THE JHARKHAND STORY NETWORK   The central government has notified the appointment of Justice BR Sarangi as the Chief Justice of the…

Breaking News: Justice BR Sarangi to be new Jharkhand CJ; Justice  Chandrashekhar shifted to Rajasthan

THE JHARKHAND STORY NETWORK

 

The central government has notified the appointment of Justice BR Sarangi as the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court.

Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal has shared this information on social media platform X. Along with this, he has also informed that Acting Chief Justice S Chandrashekhar of the Jharkhand High Court has been transferred to Rajasthan High Court.

Stay informed. Get Jharkhand's top stories in your inbox.

Free. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

Significantly, the Centre’s notification comes almost 6 months after the Supreme Court Collegium proposed Justice Sarangi’s elevation. He is now set to retire in less than a month on July 20. He is currently the senior most Judge of the Orissa High Court and will fill the post of CJ which has been lying vacant since December 28, 2023.

 

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
More from Breaking
India’s Gen Z: Turning youth aspirations into democratic strength

India’s Gen Z: Turning youth aspirations into democratic strength

August 21, 2026
Jharkhand HC stays cancellation of JSSC-CGL appointments, allows employees to continue working

Jharkhand HC stays cancellation of JSSC-CGL appointments, allows employees to continue working

August 21, 2026
Palamu class 5 girl seeks help at Jan Samadhan, gets new books and school supplies

Palamu class 5 girl seeks help at Jan Samadhan, gets new books and school supplies

August 21, 2026

Stay informed. Get Jharkhand's top stories in your inbox.

Free. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

About the Author

Suman Shrivastava