PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/ Nainital
Senior Judge Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari has been appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court.
A notification to this effect was issued by joint secretary of the Union Ministry of Law and Justice Jagannath Srinivasan. As per this order, Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari would assume the duties of the Acting Chief Justice from October 9.
This appointment follows the retirement of the current Chief Justice, Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta, who is retiring from his post on October 8.
Notably, Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari has previously served as Acting Chief Justice twice.
