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Know Thy Judge | Justice T.S. Sivagnanam – Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court

Justice Tirunelveli Subbiah Sivagnanam was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court on 11-05-2023.

Justice M.R. Shah Retires: A Look at his Dynamic Tenure and Decisions

After an active tenure of 4.5 years at the Supreme Court, which includes authoring of nearly 700+ decisions, Justice Mukeshkumar Rasikbhai Shah retires today.

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Know Thy Judge| Supreme Court of India: Justice Sanjiv Khanna

Going by the seniority rule of the Supreme Court Judges, Justice Sanjiv Khanna is in line to become the next Chief Justice of India in November 2024.

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Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, a First-Generation Judge with a Legacy of Legal Excellence, retires

Justice Dinesh Maheshwari who is serving as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India, retires today after an extensive career of 4 years. Prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court, he had served as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka and the Chief Justice of the High Court of Meghalaya.

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Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah

Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah is the sitting judge of the Supreme Court of India. He was elevated to the Supreme Court in February 2023. He has formerly served as a Judge in Patna High Court and Andhra Pradesh High Court.

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Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha

Justice P.S. Narasimha whose tenure as an advocate is full of landmark cases, became the 9th advocate to be directly elevated from the Bar to the Supreme Court judgeship.

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Justice S. Manikumar- The 36th Chief Justice of Kerala High Court, retires

Justice S Manikumar, former senior-most Judge of Madras High Court, who was appointed as the 36th Chief Justice of Kerala High Court in 2019, is all set to retire today.

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Justice Sabina – Acting Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court, retires

The Supreme Court Collegium in February had recommended Justice Sabina’s name for appointment as the Chief Justice of High Court of Himachal Pradesh.

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Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Justice Rajesh Bindal

Newly elevated Judge of the Supreme Court of India, Justice Rajesh Bindal, celebrates his 62nd birthday today. Prior to being elevated to the Supreme Court, Justice Bindal was serving as the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court.

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Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Justice Aniruddha Bose

Justice Aniruddha Bose who celebrates his 64th birthday today, had served the High Courts of Calcutta and Jharkhand as a Judge prior to being elevated to the Supreme Court in 2019.

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Know Thy Judge | Justice Krishnan Vinod Chandran – 44th Chief Justice of Patna High Court

Former Judge of Kerala High Court, Justice K. Vinod Chandran was recently appointed as 44th Chief Justice of Patna High Court. He is popularly known for his by-the-book approach in the legal fraternity.

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Know Thy Judge | Justice Ramesh Sinha – 15th Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court

Justice Ramesh Sinha, former senior judge of Allahabad High Court was recently appointed as the 15th Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court via notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice.

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Know Thy Judge | Justice Pritinker Diwaker: The 50th Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court

Prior to being appointed as Allahabad High Court’s 50th Chief Justice, Justice Pritinker Diwaker had been working as the High Court’s Acting Chief Justice after elevation of former Chief Justice, Rajesh Bindal

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Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, retires

Justice Prakash Shrivastava retires today after being the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court for one and half years.

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Justice Arup Kumar Goswami- 14th Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court retires

Justice Arup Kumar Goswami who was appointed as the 14th Chief Justice of the High Court of Chhattisgarh with effect from 12-10-2021 is retiring today. Justice Goswami is known to be a cricket enthusiast and has represented Assam in the Ranji Trophy.

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Know Thy Judge | Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh – The 36th Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court

Justice N. Kotiswar Singh was serving as the Acting Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court, prior to being appointed as the Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court.

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Justice Sonia Giridhar Gokani, the First Woman Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court, retires

Justice Sonia Giridhar Gokani, who recently took oath as the Gujarat High Court’s 28th and First Woman Chief Justice, retired on 25-02-2023 after a shortest tenure of any Chief Justice in the history of Gujarat High Court

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Know Thy Judge | Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra- The 14th Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court

Former Judge of Uttaranchal High Court, Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra was recently elevated as the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court. At his swearing-in ceremony, Justice Mishra stated that his priority will be to impart justice to the poor and downtrodden while expediting old cases.

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Justice Jaswant Singh retires after a short tenure as Chief Justice of Tripura High Court

Justice Jaswant Singh who was appointed as the 7th Chief Justice of Tripura High Court, has had an extensive legal career spanning 30+ years and has an avid interest in sports like lawn tennis, cricket and golf.

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Justice Sonia G. Gokani takes oath as First Woman Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court

In a historic moment for Gujarat High Court, today Justice Sonia G. Gokani took oath as the High Court’s First Woman Chief Justice. The Supreme Court Collegium recommended as her name for the post stating that her elevation will bring a sense of inclusion and facilitate representation.