Justice Sujoy Paul has been appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court following the transfer of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe to the Bombay High Court as its Chief Justice.
A notification issued by the President of India stated:
“In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Sujoy Paul, Judge of the Telangana High Court, to perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of that High Court consequent upon the transfer of Shri Justice Alok Aradhe, Chief Justice of Telangana High Court, as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court.”
Justice Sujoy Paul, the senior-most judge of the Telangana High Court, was appointed to the bench on March 18, 2024, after his transfer from the Madhya Pradesh High Court.