Justice Hima Kohli, who was recently appointed as the new Chief Justice of Telangana High Court, is expected to take oath on January 7. According to sources in the judiciary, Justice Kohli will arrive in the city on Tuesday and will take charge on Thursday.
On Monday, the Bar and Bench of the Delhi High Court bid farewell to its Senior Judge, Justice Kohli, on her elevation as the Chief Justice of Telangana HC.
The Delhi HC which has been hearing case through video conference since March, 2020, due to the pandemic, also conducted the farewell function virtually.
Justice Hima Kohli, who was born in Delhi on September 2, 1959, will become the first woman Chief Justice of Telangana HC. After the Supreme Court collegium recommendation on December 14 last year, the Centre after receiving the President of India Ram Nath Kovind’s consent, issued a notification on December 31, appointing her as the CJ of Telangana HC.