NEW DELHI: Justice Arun Palli was on Saturday appointed chief justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, the Union law ministry said.
A judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice Palli succeeds Justice Tashi Rabstan, who demitted office on April 9 on attaining 62 years of age.
Justice Palli’s elevation was recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium on April 4.
Separately, Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari, a Madhya Pradesh High Court judge, has been transferred to Kerala High Court, the law ministry said. (PTI)