{"id":371065,"date":"2026-09-04T17:40:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T12:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=371065"},"modified":"2026-09-04T17:40:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T12:10:22","slug":"acting-chief-justice-of-a-high-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/acting-chief-justice-of-a-high-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Acting Chief Justice of a High Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Rajasthan High Court Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma rejected allegations against him and asked all concerned to await the CJI\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Acting Chief Justice of a High Court<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_371070\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-371070\" style=\"width: 226px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-371070\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-Bar-and-Bench.jpg?resize=226%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Acting Chief Justice of a High Court\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-Bar-and-Bench.jpg?resize=226%2C300&amp;ssl=1 226w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-Bar-and-Bench.jpg?w=390&amp;ssl=1 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-371070\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Bar and Bench<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>An <strong>Acting Chief Justice temporarily<\/strong> performs the <strong>duties of the Chief Justice<\/strong> when the <strong>regular Chief Justice is unavailable.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Constitutional Provision:<\/strong> <strong>Article 223<\/strong> provides for an <strong>Acting Chief Justice of a High Court.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Appointment:<\/strong> The <strong>President appoints<\/strong> the Acting Chief Justice.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eligibility:<\/strong> The appointee <strong>must be a judge of the same High Court<\/strong> and <strong>need not be its senior-most judge.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Power:<\/strong> The Acting Chief Justice <strong>performs the duties and functions of the Chief Justice<\/strong> during the temporary arrangement.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Functions:<\/strong> The Acting Chief Justice ensures the<strong> continued judicial and administrative functioning of the High Court.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Convention:<\/strong> Acting Chief Justices <strong>conventionally do not recommend judicial appointments because their tenures are generally short.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>However, <strong>in exceptional cases<\/strong> where they have recommended names, the <strong>Collegium has followed different approaches.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Relevancy:<\/strong> It <strong>prevents an administrative and constitutional vacuum<\/strong> and <strong>ensures institutional continuity in the judiciary.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Rajasthan High Court Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma rejected allegations against him and asked all concerned to await the CJI\u2019s decision. About Acting Chief Justice of a High Court An Acting Chief Justice temporarily performs the duties of the Chief Justice when the regular Chief Justice is unavailable. 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