Rashmin Manharbhai Chhaya

Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.)
Rashmin Manharbhai Chhaya
Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.) Rashmin Manharbhai Chhaya
Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court
	In office; 23 June 2022 – 11 January 2023
Nominated by	N. V. Ramana
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Judge of Gujarat High Court
	In office; 17 February 2011 – 22 June 2022
Nominated by	S. H. Kapadia
Appointed by	Pratibha Patil
Acting Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court
	In office; 2 September 2021 – 12 October 2021
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Personal details
Born	12 January 1961; Veraval, Gujarat, India
Alma mater	L.A. Shah Law College

Rashmin Manharbhai Chhaya (born 12 January 1961) was an Indian Judge. he was the Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court. He is former Judge of Gujarat High Court. He has also served as Acting Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court.

Career

He was born on 12 January 1961 at Veraval, Gujarat. He did Law at L.A. Shah Law College. He was enrolled as an Advocate in year 1984 with Bar Council of Gujarat. He has served as empaneled Advocate for various Municipal corporations, in Gujarat. He was appointed a Counsel for the Department of Income Tax in year 2001 for a period of two years. He was also appointed Additional Central Government Counsel in year 2004 and Senior Counsel for Union of India in year 2008. He has also appeared in various Constitutional Matters. He was elevated as an Additional Judge of Gujarat High Court on 17 February 2011 and made permanent on 28 January 2013. On 2 September 2021, he was appointed Acting Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court.[1][2] He was elevated as Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court on 23 June 2022.

References

"Justice Vineet Kothari appointed Gujarat High Court Acting Chief Justice till Sep 2, Justice RM Chhaya to take over after". Bar and Bench. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
Sharma, Devika (27 August 2021). "Justice Vineet Kothari and Justice RM Chhaya after him, to perform duties of office of Chief Justice, Guj HC". SCC Online. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

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[1] "Justice Vineet Kothari appointed Gujarat High Court Acting Chief Justice till Sep 2, Justice RM Chhaya to take over after". Bar and Bench. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

[2] Sharma, Devika (27 August 2021). "Justice Vineet Kothari and Justice RM Chhaya after him, to perform duties of office of Chief Justice, Guj HC". SCC Online. Retrieved 27 August 2021.