AGARTALA, Nov 15 (TIWN): Justice Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi has arrived in Tripura today as the Chief Justice of Tripura High Court.

District Magistrate Sandeepm Mahatme welcomed the new CJ at the Agartala Airport.

On September 5, the Supreme Court collegium had recommended his elevation as the Chief Justice of Tripura High Court, modifying the earlier proposal made on May 10 to appoint him as the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh.

The reasons for this modification were not cited in the Collegium resolution, which merely said that the decision was taken on the basis of two communications received from the Centre and accompanying material.

After former CJ of Tripura High Court Sanjay Karole left the state, senior Judge Subashish Talapatra was appointed as the acting Chief Justice of the High Court.