Bombay HC Acting CJ Justice Ravindra Ghuge Appointed Calcutta HC Chief Justice; Maratha Quota Case Faces Fresh Three-Judge Bench
Mumbai, September 7, 2026: “It’s really too early for this journey at the Bombay High Court to end,” Justice Ravindra Ghuge said on Monday, signing off from the court where he served as a judge for over 13 years and, most recently, as Acting Chief Justice. He was speaking at a full court farewell held for him after the Centre notified his appointment as Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court on…
Justice Ravindra Ghuge, who served as a judge for over 13 years at the Bombay High Court before recently acting as its Chief Justice, has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court. The decision to appoint Ghuge was notified by the Centre on September 5, nearly a month after the Supreme Court Collegium recommended his elevation on August 6.
The lawyer, who described himself as his parents' "accidental son," was in the midst of heading a special three-judge bench hearing the Maratha reservation law challenge at the Bombay High Court. His appointment is expected to have a direct impact on the case, as a fresh three-judge bench will be constituted in Calcutta, which may delay a final decision on the validity of the reservation law.
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