The Centre on Saturday notified the appointment of Advocate-in-Record Sibo Shankar Mishra and Judicial Officer Ananda Chandra Behera as Judges of the Orissa High Court.
On August 17, the Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud had recommended appointing a Judicial Officer and an Advocate as Judges of Orissa High Court.
“In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Sibo Sankar Mishra, and Ananda Chandra Behera, to be Judges of the Orissa High Court, in that order of seniority with effect from the date they assume charge of their respective offices,” said an Union Ministry of Law and Justice release.
Advocate Sibo Sankar Mishra has a standing of 30 years at the bar. He is an Advocate-on-Record for Odisha in the Supreme Court and is counsel for the Union of India and High Court of Orissa in the Supreme Court, said the Collegium.
‘Ananda Chandra Behera, a Judicial Officer, has served in various capacities in Odisha and has a good personal and professional image,” the Collegium added.