Justice Rakesh Ranjan Prasad appointed CJ of Manipur HC

Q.  Justice Rakesh Ranjan Prasad has been appointed the CJ of which HC?
- Published on 15 Jun 16

a. Manipur
b. Mizoram
c. Meghalaya
d. Madhya Pradesh

ANSWER: Manipur
 
Justice Rakesh Ranjan Prasad, the senior-most Judge of the Manipur High Court on 13 June 2016 assumed charge of the Chief Justice of the High Court.
  • He succeeded Justice Laxmi Kanta Mohapatra who relinquished the office on 9 June 2016.
  • Clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution empowers the President to transfer a judge from one high court to other high court, which can be done after consultation with the Chief Justice of India.
  • Prasad completed his law education from Patna Law College and enrolled as an advocate on 17th September 1980

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