The Chief Justice of High Court (HC) of Tripura Justice Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi will take oath on 16 November. The oath of office will be administered by Tripura Governor Ramesh Bais in Agartala on 16 November. On 8 November, the Union Ministry of Law and Justice appointed Justice Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi, the Judge of the Bombay High Court, as the new Chief Justice of Tripura. The appointment was approved by the President of India. The former Chief Justice of High Court of Tripura, Justice Sanjay Karol, was sworn in as Chief Justice of Patna High Court on 11 November 2019. Justice Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi will replace Justice Sanjay Karol as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Tripura.