The New Chief justice of Jharkhand Says, “His Priority Will Be To Impart Justice To The Poor”

Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra was sworn in on Monday as the 14th chief justice of the Jharkhand High Court. Governor CP Radhakrishnan administered the oath of office to Mishra at the Raj Bhavan here.

CM Hemant Soren, his cabinet colleagues, several judges, and senior government officials attended the swearing-in ceremony. Chief Secretary Sukhdev Singh read out the warrant of appointment issued by President Droupadi Murmu.

Chief Justice Mishra said his priority will be to impart justice to the poor and downtrodden while expediting old cases. “My priority will be simple justice, transparent justice…Old cases will be given priority,” he said talking to the media after taking an oath.

Jharkhand CM congratulates the new Chief Justice

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren congratulated the new Chief Justice of the state and exuded confidence that he will ensure justice for the marginalized communities of the state.

“In a backward state like Jharkhand where there are many legal issues, I am confident that Justice Mishra will solve these issues in a better manner and will deliver justice to tribals, Dalit, backward and minorities who generally get delayed justice …I expect these communities will get much relief upon his appointment,” Soren said talking to media.

The post of the chief justice of the Jharkhand High Court was lying vacant after the superannuation of justice Ravi Ranjan on December 19, 2022. The Union Ministry of Law and Justice on February 17 issued a notification regarding the appointment of Justice Mishra as the chief justice of the high court.

Chief Justice background

Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, 61, was earlier a judge at the Uttarakhand High Court and hails from Odisha after completing their LL.B from Law Faculty at Delhi University in 1987, he started practice at Bolangir district courts.

He secured the first position in the Recruitment Examination for District Judges from Bar and on February 16, 2022, joined as Additional District & Sessions Judge, Jeypore.

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He also worked as District & Sessions Judge, Sundergarh, Dhenkanal, Special Judge (CBI), Bhubaneswar, and joined as Registrar General of Orissa High Court.

He was transferred to the High Court of Uttarakhand where he assumed the charge of the office of Judge of the High Court of Uttarakhand and was appointed as the Acting Chief Justice on December 24, 2021, and held the office till June 28, 2022.