Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay new Chief Justice of Delhi HC

Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay, was on Tuesday appointed as the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. The Supreme Court Collegium had on January 7 recommended his transfer.

Justice Vibhu Bakhru is currently serving as acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court after Justice Manohan was elevated to the Supreme Court. In a related development, Justice Alok Aradhe, Chief Justice of Telangana High Court was posted as the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court. His transfer was also recommended by the top court collegium on the same day.

Justice Upadhyaya enrolled as a lawyer in 1991 and practiced before the Allahabad High Court.

He was appointed as a judge of the Allahabad High Court in November 2011 and was made a permanent judge in August 2013.

He was appointed Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court on July 29, 2023.

The Delhi High Court is currently functioning with 35 judges as against a sanctioned strength of 60.