Yesterday, the Central government notified the appointment of Delhi High Court judge, Justice Siddharth Mridul as the Chief Justice of Manipur High Court.

Back in July, the Supreme Court collegium recommended the appointment of Justice Mridul as Manipur High Court Chief Justice.

The said recommendation remained pending with the Central government for nearly three months.

The Manipur High Court has been which has been functioning without a permanent Chief Justice since February this year.

Currently, Justice PV Muralidharan is serving as Acting Chief Justice of Manipur High Court. 

In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, President of India, after consultation with Chief Justice of India,is pleased to appoint Sh Justice Siddharth Mridul, Judge of the Delhi High Court, as Chief Justice of Manipur High Court. I convey best wishes to him,” Union Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal said.