<p>New Delhi: Justice Harish Tandon was on Friday appointed as the next chief justice of the Orissa High Court, the law ministry said.</p>.<p>He is at present a judge of the Calcutta High Court.</p>.Chaos in Odisha assembly as Congress MLAs blow whistles to protest 'rising crimes' against women.<p>The Supreme Court collegium had earlier this month recommended the elevation of Justice Tandon as the chief justice of the Orissa High Court.</p>.<p>The office of the Orissa HC chief justice fell vacant in January following the retirement of Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh.</p>.<p>Justice Tandon was appointed as a judge of the Calcutta High Court in April 2010 and has been functioning there since then.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Justice Harish Tandon was on Friday appointed as the next chief justice of the Orissa High Court, the law ministry said.</p>.<p>He is at present a judge of the Calcutta High Court.</p>.Chaos in Odisha assembly as Congress MLAs blow whistles to protest 'rising crimes' against women.<p>The Supreme Court collegium had earlier this month recommended the elevation of Justice Tandon as the chief justice of the Orissa High Court.</p>.<p>The office of the Orissa HC chief justice fell vacant in January following the retirement of Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh.</p>.<p>Justice Tandon was appointed as a judge of the Calcutta High Court in April 2010 and has been functioning there since then.</p>