2 new High Court Judges sworn in

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Two judges transferred to the High Court of Orissa from Punjab and Haryana High Court and Calcutta High Court, respectively, were sworn in at High Court premises here on Friday. Justice Jaswant Singh and Justice Arindam Sinha were administered the oath by Chief Justice of Orissa High Court Dr S Muralidhar. Recently, President Ram Nath Kovind transferred 15 Judges of different High Courts across country. Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra was transferred from Orissa High Court to Uttarakhand High Court. Now,  number of Orissa High Court Judges has gone up to 14 while there are still 13 vacancies as per Law Commission’s recommendation and eight vacancies as per State Government’s sanction. Four more judges are likely to be appointed to High Court soon. The Orissa High Court will remain closed for 16 days starting from October 9 for ensuing Dussehra and will reopen on October 25. However, some important cases will be taken up by Vacation Judges through hybrid mode during the holidays. Six Judges, including Chief Justice S Muralidhar, would hold court as Vacation Judges on October 11, 18 and 21, a notice issued by the HC said.

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