The Collegium headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna, CJI, recommended the appointment of Justice Harish Tandon, Judge Calcutta High Court, as Chief Justice of Orissa High Court.
A vacancy in the office of the Chief Justice of the High Court of Orissa arose consequent upon retirement of Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh on 19-1-2025.
Justice Harish Tandon was appointed as a Judge of the High Court at Calcutta on 13-4-2010 and has been functioning there since then. Justice Harish Tandon ranks at Sl. No. 7 in the All-India Seniority of High Court Judges, including Chief Justices. He is a senior puisne Judge in his parent High Court. Before his elevation as a Judge of the High Court, he practised in High Court at Calcutta in civil matters and has acquired extensive experience in dispensing justice.
The Collegium observed that Justice Tandon is considered to be a competent judge and possesses a high level of integrity and conduct required of a person holding high judicial office.
