Centre clears appointment of Justice MC Tripathi as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court
The Indian government has officially appointed Justice MC Tripathi of the Allahabad High Court as the new Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court. This appointment follows a recommendation by the Supreme Court Collegium.
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The Central government on Saturday cleared the appointment of Allahabad High Court Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi as the new Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court..Justice Tripathi will be the 50th Chief Justice of the High Court and the second Chief Justice from Allahabad High Court.The recommendation for his appointment as the Chief Justice was made by the Supreme Court Collegium at a meeting held on August 6..Justice Tripathi graduated in law from Lucknow University in 1990.
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