Shweta
Kumari Singh who was appointed as the first editor of Patna High Court by the Chief Justice of the High Court has been transferred and posted as Principal District and Sessions Judge, Muzaffarpur. She is expected to join December 31, 2024. She has been directed to make over charge of her present office after obtaining the necessary permission of the Chief Justice in such a way so as to join her new assignment immediately. A notification in this regard has been issued by the Registrar General, Patna High Court on December 13, 2024.
She was recruited directly from the
Bar. She was born on May 20, 1976. She is a law graduate. She is due to
retire on May 31, 2036.
As editor she was supposed to
monitor all machine translation related activities. Her appointment as editor was made subsequent to creation of one post of the editor by the General
Administration Department, Government of Bihar. A notification dated
April 4, 2024 was issued by P. K. Malik, Registrar General, High Court
in this regard. As editor she has taken charge with effect from April 4,
2024.
Prior
to her appointment as editor, she was Principal Judge, Family Court, Ara
from August 2, 2023 till April 3, 2024. Before that she was Additional
District and Sessions Judge Motihari from May 11, 2022 to August 1,
2023. She was also Additional District and Sessions Judge, Ara from
October 8, 2018 till May 10, 2022.
Notably,
Brajesh Kumar Singh, Additional District and Session Judge, Aurangabad
and Mukesh Kumar, Additional Principal Judge, Katihar were appointed as Sub-editors of the High Court by the Chief Justice with
effect from April 4, 2024.
