Published Jul 22, 2023 | 4:15 PM ⚊ Updated Jul 22, 2023 | 4:15 PM
Kerala High Court Chief Justice Ashish Desai. (Creative commons)
Justice Ashish J Desai was sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Kerala High Court on Saturday, 22 July. He succeeds Justice SV Bhatti, who was recently elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court.
Desai was serving as the acting chief justice of the Gujarat High Court.
Justice Desai obtained an undergraduate degree in economics from St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad, and a law degree from Sir LA Shah Law College, Ahmedabad.
Initially, he worked at the law office of MC Bhatt and DM Bhatt. He practised law first at City Civil and Sessions Court in Ahmedabad, then at the Gujarat High Court.
He became an additional judge of the High Court of Gujarat in 2011 and was confirmed as a permanent judge in 2013.
Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal confirmed the appointment through a tweet on Wednesday, 19 July.
In exercise of power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint the following High Court Judges as Chief Justices of High Courts and transfer of a High Court Judge:- pic.twitter.com/CgHGmXRYPF
— Arjun Ram Meghwal (@arjunrammeghwal) July 19, 2023
In a brief ceremony held at Raj Bhavan, Governor Arif Mohammad Khan administered the oath of office to Desai.
Besides Khan, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Law Minister P Rajeev, Chief Secretary V Venu, and senior IAS and IPS officers were also present at the event.
(With PTI inputs)
