Justice Vineet Saran will be the new Chief Justice of Orissa High Court. A Presidential warrant of appointment of Justice Saran reached here on Friday.

Sources in the High Court registry said the new CJ will take oath of his new assignment on February 26.

Prior to his present appointment, Justice Saran was officiating as a senior judge of Karnataka High Court.

The post of Orissa Chief Justice was lying vacant ever since Justice D. H. Waghela took over as the CJ of Bombay High Court in February 15.

Justice Pradeep K. Mohanty was officiating as acting CJ here since then.