Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court Shree Chandrashekhar is set to be succeeded by Justice BR Sarangi as Chief Justice. 

Justice Shree Chandrashekhar was appointed as Additional Judge of the High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi on January 27,2913 and, as permanent Judge of the High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi on June 27,2014. 

Ever since he was appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Jharkhand with effect from December 29, 2023,he has been known for doing his justice delivery service successfully. 

As it is, the Centre has also notified the transfer of Justice Shree Chandrashekhar to the Rajasthan High Court. Now the Central government has notified the appointment of Justice BR Sarangi as the Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court. 

Significantly, the Centre's notification comes almost 6 months after the Supreme Court Collegium proposed Justice Sarangi's elevation. He is now set to retire in less than a month on July 20. 

He is currently the senior most Judge of the Orissa High Court. He will fill the post of CJ which was lying vacant since December 28, 2023,subsequent to retirement of former Chief Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra. Ever since then, Justice Shree Chandrashekhar has been holding this prestigious post in higher judiciary,

Justice BR Sarangi began his legal career in December 1985, practicing in the Orissa High Court and the Supreme Court of India. 

He handled cases across various branches of law, including civil, criminal, constitutional, revenue, tax, labour, service, mining, education, electricity, insurance, banking, telephone, elections etc. 

In 2002, then Chief Justice of Orissa High Court conferred the Haricharan Mukherjee Memorial Award with a Gold Medal on Justice Sarangi for “outstanding performance and high standard of professional ethics as a lawyer”. 

Over his 27-year practice, Justice Sarangi appeared before numerous judicial bodies and was appointed as Arbitrator, Advocate Commission, and Amicus Curiae in many cases. 

He was elevated to the bench on June 20, 2013, as a Permanent Judge of the Orissa High Court. Justice Sarangi has disposed of over 1,52,000 cases and delivered nearly 1,500 reported judgments.