Meenakshi Madan Rai recommended as Chief Justice of Patna High Court

Exam-focused facts from the 4 June 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Supreme Court (SC) collegium recommended the appointment of Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai, a judge of the Sikkim High Court, as the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court.
The recommendation was made during a meeting on May 22, following the scheduled retirement of the incumbent Chief Justice on June 4, 2026.
Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai became the first woman from Sikkim to be elevated as a Judge of the High Court on April 15, 2015.
She has served as the Acting Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court on multiple occasions, including in 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2025.
She earned her LLB degree from the Campus Law Centre of University of Delhi in 1989.