President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Justice Chandrashekhar, Judge of the Bombay High Court as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office. Recently, the Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai recommended the name of Justice Chandrashekhar as the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. The Bombay High Court has at present a sanctioned strength of 94 Judges.
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Justice Chandrashekhar Appointed As Chief Justice of Bombay High Court
Justice Chandrashekhar, Judge of the Bombay High Court has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.
Justice Chandrashekhar has replaced Justice Alok Aradhe, who has recently been appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court.
Recently, the Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai recommended the name of Justice Chandrashekhar, Judge of Bombay High Court as the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court.
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According to the press release - In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, in consultation with the Chief Justice of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, Judge of the Bombay High Court as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.
Apart from this, President Draupadi Murmu recently appointed 14 additional judges in the Mumbai High Court.
About Justice Chandrashekhar
Justice Chandrashekhar was born on 25th May, 1965. He completed his LL.B. course from Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi in the year 1993 and was enrolled as an Advocate with the Delhi State Bar Council on 9th December 1993.
He started his practice at Delhi on both Criminal and Civil sides.
In about 19 years of practice as an Advocate in different Courts, Chandrashekhar conducted about 3500 cases, mostly in the Supreme Court of India. There are about 140 reported judgements of Supreme Court in which he appeared as a counsel.
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He was standing Counsel for All India Council for Technical Education and the State of Jharkhand in the Supreme Court. He represented Bihar State Housing Board, Bihar State Pollution Control Board, Jharkhand State Electricity Board, Indian Council of Agricultural Research and various other Corporations/Institutes besides, being the retained counsel for private companies.
Justice Chandrashekhar was appointed as Additional Judge of the High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi on 17th January 2013 and, as permanent Judge of the High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi on 27th June 2014.
He was appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Jharkhand on 29th December 2023.
Thereafter he was transferred to Rajasthan High Court and then to Bombay High Court in July 2025. Now 4th September 2025 Justice Chandrashekhar has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court.
About Bombay High Court
The High Court of Bombay, which is the chartered High Court and one of the oldest High Courts in the Country. It has Appellate Jurisdiction over the State of Maharashtra, Goa, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli. In addition to the Principal Seat at Bombay, it has benches at Aurangabad, Nagpur, Panaji (Goa).
The Legal history of Bombay may be said to have begun in 1661, when it became a British possession.
The 'Indian High Court Act' of 1861, vested in Her Majesty the Queen of England to issue letters patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom to erect and establish High Courts of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay. The Indian High Courts Act, 1861 did not by itself create and establish the High Courts in India.
The express and avowed aim of the Act was to effect a fusion of the Supreme Courts and the Sudder Adalats in the three Presidencies and this was to be consummated by issuing Letter Patent. The Charter of the High Court of Bombay was issued on June 26, 1862.
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The Bombay High Court was inaugurated on 14th August ,1862. The High Court had an Original as well as an Appellate Jurisdiction the former derived from the Supreme Court, and the latter from the Sudder Diwani and Sudder Foujdari Adalats, which were merged in the High Court. With the establishment of the High Court the Penal Code, the Criminal Procedure Code and Code of Civil Procedure were enacted into law.
The Letter Patent of the Bombay High Court authorized 15 Judges, but it started with only 7. It is remarkable that, for about 60 years thereafter, the High Court managed to pull on with just 7 Judges, although with advancing years, the laws and the litigation both multiplied.
After the reorganisation of the States with effect from November 1, 1956, the territories of the Bombay State and with it the jurisdiction of the High Court were extensively extended.
Benches of the High Court were established at Nagpur and Rajkot to deal with matters arising from Vidharbha and Saurashtra districts respectively.
In 1960 on the formation of the State of Gujarat, the Gujarat High Court was set up. In 1981 a Bench of the High Court was notified in Aurangabad and the Permanent Bench was established in 1984 by the Order of the President. In accordance with the High Court at Bombay (Extension of Jurisdiction to Goa, Daman and Diu) Act, 1981, the Panaji (Goa) Bench of the High Court for the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu was inaugurated in 1982. Later when Goa attained statehood in 1987 the High Court came to have jurisdiction.
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Over the two States of Maharashtra and Goa and over the Union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman and Diu. The Bombay High Court has at present a sanctioned strength of 94 Judges.
Static Current Affairs related to Bombay High Court for upcoming exams
- Established: 14 August 1862
- Jurisdiction: Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
- Location: Principal seat: Bombay (Mumbai), Circuit benches: Nagpur, Aurangabad, Porvorim, Kolhapur
- Number of Judges: 94 (71 permanent, 23 additional)
- Currently Chief Justice: Justice Alok Aradhe
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