JUSTICE AKIL KURESHI ELEVATED

New Delhi, Nov. 8: Justice Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi was on Friday elevated as the Chief Justice of the Tripura High Court, the law ministry said.

Also, Justice Mohammad Rafiq, a judge of the Rajasthan High Court, was elevated as the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court, the ministry said in a separate notification.

The Supreme Court collegium had earlier recommended Justice Kureshi’s name to head the Madhya Pradesh High Court. But following reservations expressed by the government, it modified its recommendation and proposed his name as head of the Tripura HC.

The Gujarat High Court Advocates Association had moved the top court a few months ago, alleging that the Centre was delaying the appointment of Justice Kureshi, the senior-most judge of the state’s high court. Appointment of Justice Kureshi as chief justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court was recommended by the collegium on May 10 this year.