Justice Rajesh Bindal | 11 Oct 2021

On October 9, 2021 a notification for the appointment of Justice Rajesh Bindal as the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court was issued by the Government of India.

Justice Bindal was the acting Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court before being transferred to the Allahabad High Court.
Recently, Justice Bindal was appointed as the chairman of the committee set up by the Supreme Court to prepare a modern electronic register for the use of district courts.
It is noteworthy that judges in the higher judiciary in India are appointed by the President on the recommendation of the collegium.