Centre Notifies Appointment of Justice Devendra K Upadhyaya as Bombay HC Chief Justice

The Central Government recently notified the appointment of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court.

The Union Minister for Law and Justice, Arjun Ram Meghwal made the announcement through a tweet.

On July 5, the Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the appointment of Justice Upadhyaya, along with six other judges as Chief Justices of seven High Courts.

Born on June 16, 1965, Justice Upadhyaya graduated in law from Lucknow University in 1991, and enrolled as an advocate on May 11, 1991. He practiced in civil and constitutional matters at Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench. On November 21, 2011, he was elevated as an additional judge and later, on August 6, 2013, he was appointed as a permanent judge.

The Collegium, in its statement affirming Justice Upadhyaya’s suitability for elevation, mentioned that his appointment would provide adequate representation among Chief Justices of high courts in the country to the Allahabad High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, which has a total strength of 160 judges, making it the largest High Court.

Currently, the Bombay High Court functions with 66 judges, comprising 40 permanent judges and 26 additional judges. Nevertheless, the sanctioned strength of the court, which is the second largest in the country after the Allahabad High Court, stands at 94.