Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh, the senior-most judge of the Patna High Court, was on Saturday appointed the Acting Chief Justice, according to a notification issued by the Union government.
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Justice Singh replaces Justice Sanjay Karol, who had been the Chief Justice since November 2019 and has now been elevated to the Supreme Court.
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Besides Justice Karol, another judge of the Patna High Court, Justice Ahsanullah Amanullah, has also been elevated to the apex court.
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Justice Singh, 62, was a practicing advocate at the Patna High Court till his elevation to the bench in 2012.