Bhubaneswar, Sept. 30 -- The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of Justice Jaswant Singh as the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court.

A decision in this regard was taken at a meeting of the collegium held on September 28.

Justice Jaswant Singh is currently a Judge of the Orissa High Court.

Born on February 23, 1961 in Rohtak, Justice Jaswant Singh was elevated as a Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court on December 5, 2007. He took oath as a Judge of the Orissa High Court on October 8, 2021.

The collegium has also recommended the transfer of Orissa High Court Chief Justice S Muralidhar as the Chief Justice of Madras High Court.

Justice Muralidhar was appointed as the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court on December 31,...