Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi of Orissa High Court Appointed Chief Justice Of Jharkhand High Court

Cuttack: Judge of Orissa High Court Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi was appointed as the Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday by President Droupadi Murmu in consultation with Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal informed this through a post on X.

Justice Sarangi was sworn in as a permanent judge of Orissa High Court on June 20, 2013. He also served as Acting Chief Justice (CJ) of the High Court on superannuation of Justice Subhasis Talapatra, the then Chief Justice, on October 3, 2023.

A native of Nayagarh, Justice Sarangi joined the Bar in December 1985 while having regular practice in Orissa High Court, Cuttack and Supreme Court of India, New Delhi.