Cuttack (SunstarTV Bureau): The proposal for elevation of four persons as the judges of the Orissa High Court has approved by the Supreme Court Collegium.
In meeting held on 29th September, 2021, the Supreme Court Collegium said in a statement, “The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 29th September, 2021 has approved the proposal for elevation of the following persons as Judges in the Orissa High Court.”
They are advocates Aditya Kumar Mohapatra and Mruganka Sekhar Sahoo, and Judicial Officers Radha Krishna Pattanaik and Sashikanta Mishra.
As many as three judges from Orissa High Court, the Supreme Court Collegium had recently recommended transfer.
The Collegium in its meeting held on 16th September recommended transfer of Punjab & Haryana High Court Judge Justice Jaswant Singh, Calcutta High Court Judge Justice Soumen Sen and Calcutta High Court Judge Justice Arindam Sinha to the Orissa High Court.
This apart, the Collegium has also recommended transfer of Orissa High Court Judge Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra to the Uttarakhand High Court.