Justice Bibhu Prasad Routray to discharge Orissa Chief Justice duties from November 16

Justice Bibhu Prasad Routray will discharge the duties of Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court from November 16, following the retirement of Chief Justice Harish Tandon. The Union government issued the appointment notification on November 13. The arrangement places the court's senior most judge in charge of the Chief Justice's functions during the resulting vacancy. Justice Routray joined the Higher Judicial Service directly from the Bar in 2008 and became a High Court judge in November 2019. The appointment concerns the discharge of Chief Justice duties and should be distinguished from a permanent appointment to that constitutional judicial office.