Odisha HC Chief Justice transferred to Bombay HC

BHUBANESWAR: The Chief Justice of Odisha High Court, Justice Dhirendra Hiralal Waghela has been transferred. He would be the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, a notification from Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi said on Wednesday.

Justice Waghela joined the Orissa High Court as Chief Justice in June 2015.

Before this, Justice Waghela was the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court from March 2013.

Born in August 1954 at Rajkot in Gujarat, Justice Waghela began legal practice in his hometown in November 1975 and was elevated to the Bench of the Gujarat High Court as Additional Judge in September 1999.