The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of Gujarat High Court judge Justice NV Anjaria as the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court.
If the said appointment is cleared by the Central government, it will take place following the retirement of the current Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court, Justice PS Dinesh Kumar on February 24, 2024.
Justice Anjaria was appointed as a Judge of the Gujarat High Court on November 21, 2011 and has been functioning there since the.
Therefore, before the elevation of Justice Anjaria as the Judge of the High Court, he practiced in the Gujarat High Court in civil, constitutional, company law, labour and service matters and specialized in civil and constitutional cases.
The Supreme Court resolution dated February 07, 2024 stated that the he is the competent judge with a sound knowledge of law and possesses impeccable integrity. Thus, in his conduct as a judge he has maintained the standard required of a person holding high judicial office.
The Supreme Court Collegium while recommending the name of Justice Anjaria considered the fact that among the Chief Justices of the High Courts, one judge namely Mr Justice Ashish J Desai whose parent High Court is the High Court of Gujarat is presently functioning as Chief Justice of the High Court of Kerala. Mr Justice Ashish J Desai is due to demit office on July 04, 2024.
The Supreme Court Collegium was of the considered view that Justice N V Anjaria is fit and suitable in all respects for being appointed as the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court.