L K Mishra appointed Kalahandi district judge

PTI, Jan 18, 2010
Cuttack, Jan 17 (PTI) A full bench of the Orissa High Court has decided to appoint L K Mishra as Kalahandi district judge after the end of his two-year tenure as an additional judge of the High Court.


"Since no recommendation for his (Mishra's) appointment as permanent judge of the High Court or any communique for extension of his tenure as additional judge was received after completion of his tenure yesterday, the full bench decided to send him back to his original cadre," Acting Chief Justice of Orissa Justice I M Quddusi told PTI today.

He, however, refused to comment on why Mishra's name was not recommended for appointment as a permanent judge of the High Court.

Justice Quddusi further said that Mishra could be again elevated to the bench as an additional judge if his name is recommended for the post.

HC judge reverted to district court
Expressbuzz, Jan 18, 2010

CUTTACK: In an unprecedented move, the Orissa High Court has posted one of its judges Justice LK Mishra as the district judge of Kalahandi as the Union Law Ministry did not sanction his elevation as a permanent judge.


Justice Mishra was appointed as additional judge of the Orissa High Court in January 2008 along with Justice BK Patel.

Both took oath of office that entailed a tenure of two years. After two years, additional judges are usually elevated as permanent judges.

With their tenure coming to an end this month, Justice Patel was appointed permanent judge and took oath on January 14. However, there was no intimation on the elevation of Justice LK Mishra.

The full court took a decision on the administrative side yesterday to post Justice Mishra as the district judge.