New Delhi, Jan 2 || The Centre on Friday notified the appointment of Bombay High Court judge, Justice Mahesh Sharadchandra Sonak, as the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court, following the retirement of the incumbent Chief Justice on January 8.
A notification issued by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice said that the President, in exercise of powers conferred by the Constitution of India and in consultation with the Chief Justice of India (CJI), was pleased to appoint Justice Sonak as the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court.
The appointment comes in line with the recommendation of the CJI Surya Kant-led Supreme Court Collegium, which had earlier proposed the elevation of Justice Sonak, a judge of the Bombay High Court, as the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court, in view of the impending retirement of the incumbent Chief Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan.
Born on November 28, 1964, Justice Sonak completed his schooling at Don Bosco High School, Panaji, Goa. He obtained his B.Sc. degree from Dhempe College of Arts and Science and his LL.B. from M.S. College of Law, Panaji, affiliated to Bombay University.