JUSTICE SANJAY YADAV APPOINTED ALLAHABAD HC CHIEF JUSTICE

PRAYAGRAJ : Justice Sanjay Yadav was on Thursday appointed the chief justice of the Allahabad high court, according to a notification issued by the Union ministry of law and justice.

Justice Yadav is currently the acting chief justice of the court.

“In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of lndia, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Sanjay Yadav, Judge of the Allahabad High Court, to be the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office,” the notification said.

As the senior most judge of Allahabad high court, Justice Sanjay Yadav was appointed as the acting chief justice on April 9. He has been working as the acting chief justice of the Allahabad high court with effect from April 14, 2021 consequent upon the retirement of the then chief justice Govind Mathur on April 13.

Last month, the Supreme Court collegium had recommended his name for elevation as the chief justice. Born on June 26, 1959, justice Yadav had

enrolled as an advocate on August 25, 1986. He practised on civil, revenue and constitutional sides in the high court of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpur.

He also served as the deputy advocate general of Madhya Pradesh.

Justice Yadav was elevated as a judge of the high court of Madhya Pradesh on March 2, 2007 and a permanent judge on January 15, 2010.

He was later appointed acting chief justice of Madhya Pradesh high court. He was transferred to the Allahabad high court on January 8, 2021.