Madras High Court Chief Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala is all set to retire from service on May 23, and Justice R. Mahadevan, the senior-most puisne judge of the High Court, is expected to serve as its Acting Chief Justice until the appointment of the next Chief Justice.
Chief Justice Gangapurwala, from Mumbai, took charge at the Madras High Court on May 29, 2023. Over the past year, he has dealt with many important cases touching upon Constitutional, statutory and public interest issues while presiding over the First Division Bench.
On June 7, 2023, the Bench led by him modified a 2020 restraint order and permitted the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption to proceed with the inquiry into alleged irregularities in the award of tenders by the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) in 2018.
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