CUTTACK: The Supreme Court collegium has recommended Kalpesh Satyendra Jhaveri to be appointed as the new chief justice of Orissa high court .

The collegium comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Madan B. Lokur has recommended Jhaveri’s name for the post to the Centre.

Jhaveri’s appointment was necessitated after the current Chief Justice of Orissa high court Vineet Saran proposed the elevation to the Supreme Court. Justice Jhaveri is currently serving at the Rajasthan high court.

While making the recommendation, the collegium took into consideration the fact that Gujarat HC has remained unrepresented on the bench of the Supreme Court and there has been no Chief Justice from Gujarat High Court in a long time.

The collegium in its resolution has also mentioned that it finds Justice Jhaveri suitable in all respects for being appointed as the Chief Justice of Orissa high court.

Born in 1958, Jhaveri enrolled at the Bar in 1983. He was made an additional judge of the Gujarat High Court in 2004 and became a permanent judge in 2005. He was transferred to Rajasthan high court in 2016.

However, the Orissa high court is yet to get any official communication in this regard. “We are yet to get any official information regarding Justice Saran’s elevation to Supreme Court or about appointment of the new Chief Justice,” said a senior administrative officer of Orissa high court.

