India, Jan. 3 -- PATNA/RANCHI

Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo, presently a judge of the Orissa high court, and Justice Mahesh Sharadchandra Sonak , serving as a judge at Bombay high court, have been appointed as next chief justices of Patna and Jharkhand high courts respectively, according to notifications issued by the Union ministry of law and justice on Friday and Saturday.

According to notifications, Justice Sahoo's tenure will start whenever he takes charge (date not mentioned) while Justice Sonak will take charge on January 8.

The appointments were approved by President Droupadi Murmu, exercising her constitutional powers. Both the appointments followed recommendations by the Supreme Court Collegium earlier this last month.

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