Vineet Kothari appointed chief justice of Gujarat High Court

Ahmedabad: The President of India on Friday appointed Gujarat high court’s senior-most judge, Vineet Kothari, as the chief justice with effect from the date outgoing Chief Justice Vikram Nath relinquishes the charge of the office. Chief Justice Vikram Nath has been elevated to the Supreme Court. The high court bade a farewell to Justice Nath and Justice Bela Trivedi after their promotion to the apex court on Friday.

Jodhpur, Rajatshan born Justice Kothari is going to hold the Chief Justice’s office for just a week only as he is due to retire on September 2. After Justice Kothari’s retirement, senior most puisne HC judge, Justice R M Chhaya, will be given the duties of the chief justice. Justice Chhaya was elevated to the Gujarat HC bench from the Bar in 2011.