Geeta Mittal becomes first female chief justice of Jammu and Kashmir HC, day after court gets its first female judge

New Delhi: Justice Geeta Mittal was on Saturday appointed as the Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, becoming the first woman judge to head it. Justice Mittal was till now the Acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. On Friday, Sindhu Sharma became the first woman judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. [caption id=“attachment_4893251” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  File image of Justice Geeta Mittal. PTI[/caption] According to separate law ministry notifications, Justice Rajendra Menon, the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court, has been posted as the new Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. In a series of other appointments, Justice Kalpesh Satyendra Jhaveri, a judge of the Rajasthan High Court, has been elevated as the chief justice of the Orissa HC. He replaces Justice Vineet Saran, who has been elevated to the Supreme Court. Justice Annirudha Bose, a judge of the Calcutta High Court, has been elevated as the chief justice of the Jharkhand High Court. An earlier recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium to appoint Justice Bose as the chief justice of the Delhi High Court was turned down by the government, citing lack of experience of the judge to head a high-profile HC. Justice Vijaya K Tahilramani, a judge of the Bombay High Court, has been elevated as the chief justice of the Madras High Court. She succeeds Justice Indira Banerjee, who has been elevated to the top court. Justice MK Shah of the Gujarat High Court has been elevated as chief justice of the Patna High Court as the incumbent, Justice Menon, will now head the Delhi High Court. Justice Hrishikesh Roy of the Kerala High Court has been elevated as its chief justice.