Hrishikesh Roy elevated to Supreme Court

Son of Assam and Kerela High Court Chief Justice Hrishikesh Roy will be elevated to the Supreme court as a judge.

The Supreme Court Collegiums has recommended that the Centreelevate four Chief Justices of different high courts to the apex court, sourcessaid on Thursday.

The Collegium has recommended Himachal Pradesh Chief JusticeV. Ramasubramanian, Punjab and Haryana Chief Justice Krishna Murari, RajasthanChief Justice S.A. Ravindra Bhat and Kerala Chief Justice Hrishikesh Roy beappointed judges of the Supreme Court.

Justice Hrishikesh Roy was sworn-in as the 35th ChiefJustice of the Kerala High Court on August 8, 2018 after being its Acting ChiefJustice since May 30, 2018, on his transfer from the Gauhati High Court.

Born on February 1, 1960, he did his LL.B from Campus Law Centre of the Delhi University in 1982. He practised in the Gauhati High Court and was designated as a senior advocate on December 21 2004.

Sworn-in as an Additional Judge of Gauhati High Court onOctober 12, 2006, he was made a permanent Judge with effect from July 15, 2008.

As the executive head of the Assam State Legal ServicesAuthority, Justice Roy had implemented the "Reach Out & Respond"programme to facilitate access to justice for the marginalised sections of thestate. He was also in-charge of the Assam chapter of the Indian Law Institute.

Spear-heading the training programmes for the JudicialOfficers under the Gauhati High Court, he was nominated a member of theNational Judicial Academic Council, headed by the Chief Justice of India.

While he headed the Mediation Monitoring Committee, the film"Shako" (Bridge) was produced and is used as a training tool inmediation programmes. The Arunachal Pradesh Legal Services Authority, led byJustice Roy, produced 'Apne Ajnabi', a short film on racial discriminationwhich highlights how legal help can be provided to the victims