Hon'ble Mr. Justice Krishna S. Dixit

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Krishna S. Dixit

  • Hon'ble Mr. Justice Krishna S. Dixit: Honourable Justice Mr. Krishna S. Dixit enrolled as an advocate in July 1989. Since then he was practising in the Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka & High Court of Madras, specializing in Law of Writs, Election Laws & Service Laws. He was appearing in cases before the Service Law Tribunals of several States. He was appointed as the Senior Standing Counsel for the Election Commission of India and also as an Addl. Central Government Standing Counsel since 1999.

    He has also served as Standing Counsel for the University Grants Commission, the Competition Commission of India, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Karnataka Veterinary Sciences University, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, National Institute of Unani Medicines, etc. He was appointed as Amicus Curiae in a few matters before the Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka.

    He was Panel Counsel for few Nationalized Banks. He was also a para academician and a part-time lecturer in a Law College in Bengaluru for few years. He was contributing articles to a few Kannada & English Newspapers & magazines. He also participated in several television debates on matters of contemporary relevance.

    Having been appointed as the Assistant Solicitor General of India in the year 2014, he was appearing for the Central Government in numerous important cases till his Elevation as a Judge of the High Court of Karnataka on 14th February 2018.