The Centre on Tuesday, January 14, cleared the appointment of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya as the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, and of Justice Alok Aradhe as the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court.
"In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to transfer Shri Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, Chief Justice, Bombay High Court as the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court and direct him to assume charge of the office of the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court," said a notification issued by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice.
On January 7, the Supreme Court bench recommended the Central Government to transfer Chief Justice Upadhyay.
CJ Upadhyaya, who hails from the Allahabad HC, was appointed as Bombay HC CJ on July 24, 2023. He succeeded CJ RD Dhanuka, who retired on May 30, after a brief tenure of four days.
Key Judgments passed by CJ Upadhyaya:
CJ Upadhyaya during his tenure here passed several orders for improving the quality of life in the maximum city, be it taking suo motu cognisance of increasing air pollution in the city or reviving the suo motu plea against potholes in the city.
The bench led by CJ had also cracked whip on illegal hoardings defacing the city and state. It recently issued notices to political parties in the state asking why contempt action. Should not be initiated against them for failing to abide by the undertakings given to court that they will not put up illegal hoardings, banners and posters .
Just last week, the bench led by CJ took suo motu cognisance of dwindling wetlands in the state. Last year, the CJ-led bench upheld the contract awarded to Adani Realty for Dharavi Redevelopment Projwct while dismissing the plea by Dubai based Seclink Technologies Corporation.
A three-judge bench led by CJ Upadhyaya was in the midst of hearing a batch of petitions challenging the 10% reservation granted to the Maratha community.
Born on April 13, 1964, Justice Aradhe was appointed as an additional judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in December 2009 and a permanent judge in February 2011.
He was transferred to the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir in 2016 and served as its Acting Chief Justice for 3 months in 2018. After that, he took oath as a judge of the Karnataka High Court on November 17, 2018 and served as Acting Chief Justice for a few months in 2022.
In July 2023, he was appointed as Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court.
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