The Central Government today notified the appointment of Justice Augustine George Masih as the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court. Justice Masih is the senior most puisne judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
The Supreme Court Collegium last month recommended the appointment of Justice Masih as the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court. The vacancy arose consequent to the elevation of earlier Chief Justice, Justice Pankaj Mithal from the Rajasthan High Court to the Supreme Court.
