Hon'ble Mr. Justice Padmaraj Nemachandra Desai

• Hon'ble Mr. Justice Padmaraj Nemachandra Desai: Born on 21.05.1961 at Navalgund, Dharwad District. Did Bachelor of Science (B.sc) Degree from P.C. Jabin Science College, Hubli and LL.B. (Spl) from University College of Law, Dharwad. Enrolled as an Advocate in the year 1984 and joined the Chambers of his father - Late Sri. N.J.Desai, Advocate. Practiced both on Civil and Criminal Side at Navalgund and Dharwad District Courts. Joined Judiciary on 25.07.1992 as a Munsiff & JMFC (Presently Civil Judge) and stood first in the merit list of the batch. Worked as Munsiff and JMFC at Turuvekere Taluk, Tumkur District and Sedam Taluk, Kalaburagi District. Promoted as Senior Civil Judge in the year 2002. Worked as an Assistant Draftsmen & Ex-officio Deputy Secretary to Government of Karnataka, Department of Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation, Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru. Served as Principal Senior Civil Judge and Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) at Hassan and Registrar, City Civil Court, Bengaluru. In the year 2009, through a limited Departmental competitive examination conducted by the High Court of Karnataka, promoted as District Judge and worked as Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru, Presiding Officer of Additional Industrial Tribunal, Bengaluru, Judge, Family Court, Mangaluru and Additional District & Sessions Judge, Mangaluru. Worked as an Assistant Director, Deputy Director and a Senior faculty member at Karnataka Judicial Academy, Bengaluru. Trained mediator from Bengaluru Mediation Centre, Bengaluru. Served in the High Court of Karnataka as Secretary to Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Additional Registrar General at High Court of Karnataka Dharwad Bench, Registrar (Judicial) and Registrar (Vigilance), High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru. Worked as Principal District and Sessions Judge, Chikkamagaluru District and Principal Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru. Appointed as an Additional Judge, High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru on 04-05-2020 and Permanent Judge, High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru on 25-09-2021.