Aparesh Kumar Singh Named as Chief Justice Of Tripura HC
Guwahati: The Tripura High Court’s Chief Justice has been named as Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh.
President Droupadi Murmu gave his approval to Justice Singh’s appointment as chief justice of the Tripura high court on Tuesday.
An official notification stated, “…the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, Judge of the Jharkhand High Court, to be the Chief Justice of the Tripura High Court with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.”
“As per the relevant provisions under the Constitution of India, President of India has appointed Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, judge of Jharkhand high court as the chief justice of Tripura high court,” said Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said.
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended that Justice Singh be named the new chief justice of the Tripura high court with Justice Jaswant Singh’s resignation on February 7.
Judge Aparesh Kumar Singh, who was born on July 7, 1965, graduated with honours from the University of Delhi with a BA and an LLB degree.
He got enrolled as advocate and practiced at Patna high court from 1990 to 2000 and in the high court of Jharkhand since 2001 till his elevation as Judge of high court of Jharkhand.
He was confirmed as a permanent judge of the Jharkhand high court in 2014 after being appointed as an additional judge there in 2012.
