Nearly One-Third High Courts In India Functioning Without Permanent Chief Justices

Amruta Gangajaliwale

21 July 2026 5:30 PM IST

  • Nearly One-Third High Courts In India Functioning Without Permanent Chief Justices

    Seven out of 25 High Courts in the country are currently functioning without a permanent Chief Justice, with Acting Chief Justices heading these courts.Four of these vacancies arose after Justice Sheel Nagu (Punjab and Haryana HC), Justice Chandrashekhar (Bombay HC), Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva (Madhya Pradesh HC), and Justice Arun Palli (Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh HC) were elevated as...

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