The Supreme Court docket Collegium has passed a notification on August 31, 2026, recommending the appointment of Justice Sanjay Okay. Agrawal as Chief Justice of the Rajasthan Excessive Court docket.
Justice Agarwal is presently a decide of the Chhattisgarh Excessive Court docket.
The choice was made amid controversy over “misuse of powers” by Appearing Chief Justice of the Rajasthan Excessive Court docket, Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma.
It’s to be famous that Justice Sandeep Mehta of the Supreme Court docket had recently written a series of letters to the Chief Justice of India elevating severe allegations of maladministration by Justice SP Sharma because the Appearing CJ of the Rajasthan Excessive Court docket. Justice Mehta additionally urged the CJI to nominate a Chief Justice from one other Excessive Court docket to switch Justice Sharma, who had been persevering with because the Appearing CJ for over ten months.
Right this moment, the attorneys of the Rajasthan Excessive Court docket launched protests towards the Appearing CJ, and determined to abstain from work until a daily CJ is appointed. Justice Sharma later determined to go on go away until September 5. He is because of retire on September 26.
