Hon`ble Mr. Justice P.S.Dinesh Kumar: Born on 25th February, 1962. Studied in National High School, National College and BMS College, Bengaluru. He was awarded National Merit Scholar Certificate in the High School.Started Practice in the High Court of Karnataka in the year 1990 in the chambers of Hon`ble Mr.Justice Shivaraj. V. Patil, fromer judge, Supreme Court of India. Appointed as an Additional Central Government Standing Counsel in the year 1998 and as Senior Standing Counsel in the year 2003.He has served as a Senior Panel Counsel for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Senior Standing Counsel for BSNL, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Counsel for Technical Education (AICTE), National Counsel for Teacher Education (NCTE).Served as Standing Counsel Karnataka State Power Transmission Corporation (KPTCL), Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM), Bangalore Development Authority (BDA).Has worked as a Mediator and a trainer in Mediation. Has appeared in several important cases in different High Courts and Supreme Court in matters concerning appointment of Director, CBI, Dis-investment of ITDC Hotels, Defamation case against the Union Finance Minister, Corruption cases against former Union Minister and former Chief Minister, Language Policy of the State etc., He has worked with distinguised law officers of the Country.Appointed as an Additional Judge of the Karnataka High Court on 02.01.2015 and Permanent Judge on 30.12.2016.
Hon`ble Mr. Justice Prasanna B. Varale: Born on 23rd June, 1962 at Nipani Graduated in Arts and Law from Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University. Enrolled as an Advocate on 12th August, 1985. Joined Chamber of Advocate Shri.S.N.Loya and practiced on Civil & Criminal Side. Served as lecturer in Law at Ambedkar Law College, Aurangabad from 1990 to 1992. Also worked as Assistant Government Pleader and Additional Public Prosecutor, High Court Bench at Aurangabad AND Additional Standing Counsel for Union Of India. Elevated at Bombay High Court on 18/07/2008 and His Lordship took oath as The Chief Justice of High Court of Karnataka on 15th October 2022 and His Lordship took oath as Judge of Supreme Court of India on 25th January 2024.
Hon`ble Mr. Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi: Born on 3rd July, 1960. Graduated in Law from Lucknow University in the year 1986. Enrolled as an Advocate on Feb 01, 1987. Practised in Civil, Service, Educational matters at Lucknow Bench, Allahabad HighCourt.
Worked as Asst. Solicitor General of India at Lucknow before elevation. Elevated as Additional Judge of High Court of Judicature at Allahabad on Apr 13, 2009.
Took oath as permanent Judge on Dec 24, 2010 and His Lordship took oath as the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court on 11.10.2021
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka: Born on 25th May, 1960. Did B.Sc., LL.M. (University Of Bombay). Enrolled as an Advocate on 28th June, 1983. Started practising in Thane District Court in the chamber of his father Shreeniwas W. Oka. In 1985-86, he joined the chamber of Shri V. P. Tipnis, a former Judge of the Bombay High Court and former Lok Ayukta. Appeared in serveral important matters and in public interest litigations. Elevated as Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court on 29th August, 2003. Appointed as a permanent Judge from 12th November 2005. His Lordship took oath as The Chief Justice of High Court of Karnataka on 10th May 2019 and His Lordship took oath as Judge of Supreme Court of India on 31st August 2021.
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, The Chief Justice: Born on 15th May, 1958, Graduated in Law from Jodhpur University in 1980. Enrolled as an Advocate on Mar 08, 1981. Practised mainly on Civil & Constitutional sides. Took oath as Judge of Rajasthan High Court on Sep 02, 2004. His Lordship transferred to Allahabad High Court and took oath on Jul 19, 2014. His Lordship took Oath as The Chief Justice of the High Court of Meghalaya on the 24th February 2016. His Lordship took oath as The Chief Justice of High Court of Karnataka on 12th February 2018. Elevated as Supreme Court Judge on 18.01.2019
Hon'ble Chief Justice Mr. Vikramajit Sen:- Born on 31st December, 1950. Attended St. Xavier’s School, Delhi and passed the ISC in the First Division. Graduated from St. Stephen’s College with Honours in History. Attained First Division in LL.B from Faculty of Laws, Delhi University, and was Awarded the First Prize in Moot Court and Silver Medal in Labour Laws. Captained Faculty Teams in Basketball and Tennis and was chosen Sports Secretary. Practiced in all the Courts in Delhi, although primarily in the High Court of Delhi. Handled civil, arbitration and commercial disputes. Had a special interest and consultancy on minority rights.
Member - 7th and 8th Synod, Church of North India; Delhi Diocesan Council, CNI; New Delhi YMCA, Board of Directors. Board of Governors - St. Stephen’s College, Delhi; Bishop Cotton School Shimla; Queens Mary’s School Delhi; St.Stephen’s Hospital Tis Hazari, Delhi; Philadelphia Hospital, Ambala. Managing Committees of several other Christian Institutions. Pursued special interest and consultancy on Minority rights in India. Core Member of the Inter Denomination Committee under aegis of the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of India for recommendations of amendments to the Personal Laws relating to Christians in India.
Appointed as an Additional Judge of the Delhi High Court on 7th July, 1999. Appointed permanent Judge on 30.10.2000. Member of the Malta Judicial Conference under the auspices of the Hague Convention; Addressed the South Asia Forum for Infrastructure Regulation Workshop organized by Bangaladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission during August 3-4, 2002; Invited by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) to the Regional Expert Conference on “Harmonized Development of Legal and Regulatory Systems for E-commerce in Asia and the Pacific: Current Challenges and Capacity Building Needs” at Bangkok, Thailand from July 7-9, 2004; Participated in the ‘Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) Session on enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights’ from 18th to 21st September 2007 at Alexandria, Virginia, organized by United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); Invited by the Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom to the opening of Machaelmas Sittings on 1st October, 2007; Sessions Chairman of the Third Malta Judicial Conference on Cross-frontier Family Law Issues from 22nd to 29th March 2009 organised in Malta by the Hague Conference on Private International Law.
Addressed the ‘International Family Justice and Judicial Conference for Common Law and Commonwealth Jurisdiction’, held from 4th to 7th August 2009 at Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, England; Member of International Association of Family Judges. Addressed “International Judicial Conference on Cross-Border Family Relocation” held in Washington D.C. from 23-25 March 2010; and Addressed the ‘3rd Meeting of the Working Party on Mediation in the Context of the Malta Conference’ held on 11th & 12th May 2010 at Gatineau, Canada. As a Member of the Planning Committee of the Common Law–Commonwealth Conference, 2009 addressed the Conference in Hyderabad in February 2011. Co-Moderator in the Conference on Mediation organized in association with Hong Kong Mediation Council and Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre. First Chairperson of Delhi High Court Arbitration Centre and in this capacity was involved in its establishment as well as its operation. Member, National Legal Services Authority and Executive Chairman, Delhi Legal Services Authority. Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal declaring Deendar Anjuman as an unlawful Association in the year 2003. Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal declaring Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) as an unlawful Association in the year 2008 and thereafter in 2010.
On 12.09.2011 appointed as Acting Chief Justice – High Court of Karnataka and assumed office as Chief Justice, High Court of Karnataka on 24th December 2011. Participated in Malta Process (Hague Conference on Private International Law) during 13th to 20th April 2012. Addressed at the Hong Kong International Family Justice Judicial Conference on 29th August 2012. On appointment as Judge of the Supreme Court of India, assumed office on December 24, 2012.
Hon'ble Mr. Justice J. S. Khehar :- His Lordship was born on August 28, 1952. After graduating in science from Government College, Chandigarh in 1974, His Lordship was awarded the LL.B degree by the Panjab University, Chandigarh in 1977, he then acquired the LL.M. qualification from the same University in 1979, for the latter qualification, His Lordship was awarded the Gold Medal for having stood first in the University.
His Lordship was enrolled as an Advocate in 1979 and practiced mainly in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh High Court, Shimla and the Supreme Court of India, New Delhi. His Lordship was appointed as Additional Advocate General, Punjab, in January 1992, and then as Senior Standing Counsel, Union Territory, Chandigarh. His Lordship was designated as Senior Advocate in February, 1995. His Lordship remained standing counsel for Universities of the area, Corporate Bodies and a large number of companies and cooperative organizations.
His Lordship appeared as counsel for Mr. M. Krishnaswamy, M.P. (from the Arani constituency in Tamil Nadu), in the defence of Mr. Justice V. Ramaswami, then Judge of the Supreme Court of India, before the Judges Inquiry Committee (comprising of Mr. Justice P.B. Sawant, then Judge Supreme Court of India; Chief Jutice Mr. P.D. Desai of the Bombay High Court; and Mr. Justice O. Chinnappa Reddy, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India) constituted to investigate the grounds on which the removal of Justice V. Ramaswami was sought.
His Lordship was elevated to the Bench of High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh, on February 8, 1999. His Lordship was appointed as Acting Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court twice i.e., with effect from August 02, 2008, and again, with effect from November 17, 2009. His Lordship was elevated as Chief Justice of the High Court of Uttarakhand, at Nainital, on November 29, 2009 and thereafter he was transferred as Chief Justice of High Court of Karnataka, where he assumed hes office on August 8, 2010.
By a notification dated May 20, 2010 the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha appointed His Lordship as a member of the Judges Inquiry Committee for investigating the grounds on which the removal of Mr. Justice P.D. Dinakaran, Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court, has been sought.
On appointment as Judge of the Supreme Court of India, assumed office as Judge, Supreme Court on September 13, 2011
Appointed as The Chief Justice of India on 04.01.2017. Retired on August 27, 2017.
Cyriac Joseph, B.Sc. B.L. Born at Kaipuzha in Kottayam District of Kerala State on January 28, 1947. Studied in St. Margarette’s U.P. School, Kaipuzha; St. George’s High School, Kaipuzha; St. Thomas College, Palai; St. Berchmans’ College, Changanacherry and Law College, Trivandrum.
Enrolled as an Advocate on October 12, 1968. Practised in the District Court at Kottayam and in the Kerala High Court at Ernakulam. Worked as High Court Government Pleader from 1976 to 1979 and as Liaison Officer and Senior Government Pleader in the High Court from 1979 to 1987. Served as Additional Advocate General, State of Kerala, from July 6, 1991 to July 5, 1994. Appointed as a permanent Judge of the Kerala High Court w.e.f. July 6, 1994.
On transfer to the Delhi High Court, assumed office as Judge of the Delhi High Court on August 5, 1994. Transferred back to the Kerala High Court w.e.f. September 24, 2001. Appointed as Chief Justice of the High Court of Uttaranchal (now Uttarakhand) w.e.f. March 20, 2005. On transfer to Karnataka High Court, assumed office as Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court on January 7, 2006.
On appointment as Judge of the Supreme Court of India, assumed office as Judge, Supreme Court on July 7, 2008 Married to Smt. Biby. Blessed with four children
P. VENKATARAMA REDDI - Born on 10.8,1940, Enrolled as an Advocae in 1962 at Hyderabad. Practicised in the High Court of Andhra Pradesh on Civil Side including wris. Also specialised in Taxation. Service and Company Law maters. Worked as Standing Counsel for Railways, Food Corporation, BHEL and other Public Sector Undertakings. Appointed Judge in the Andhra Praadesh High Court on 16.3.1990, was president of Andhra Pradesh Judicial Academy and associated with NALSAR University as a Member of the Executive Committee.
Appointed as Chief Justice of Karnataaka High Court on 21.10.2000. Appointed as Judge of the Supreme Court of India on 17.8.2001. Retired on 10.8.2005 (F.N.)
Sethi, Ram Prakash—Born on 7th July, 1937. Started practice in Law in 1961. Remained a Special Public Prosecutor in the cases under the Enemy Agents Ordinance and also served as an Additional Advocate General of the Jammu and Kashmir State in 1976.
Had been Standing Counsel of the Union of India in the Jammu Wing of the High Court. Appointed Additional Judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on 30.5.86 and permanent Judge on 5.8.87. Transferred to Punjab & Haryana High Court on 18.10.93.
Appointed Chief Justice Karnataka High Court on 29.6.96. Appointed as a Judge of Supreme Court of India on 8.1.1999. Retired on 6.7.2002. Present Address: 1, Maheshpura Chowk, Bakshi Nagar, Jammu-180 001. Ph. 2572894, 2547616 & 2586877.
Nanavati, Girish Thakorlal, M.A., LL.M.—Born on 17th February, 1935. Enrolled Advocate in the Bombay High Court on 11th February, 1958. Remained on the Government Pleaders'Panel
Appointed permanent Judge, Gujarat High Court from 19-7-1979. Transferred to Orissa High Court on 14.12.93. Appointed as Chief Justice of Orissa High Court with effect from 31-1-94. Transferred as Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court from 28-9-94.
Appointed as Judge of the Supreme Court of India with effect from 6-3-95. Retired on 16-2-2000. Present Address: 3, Tughlak Lane, New Delhi-110 011 Ph. 23017384
Bharucha, Sam Piroj, B.Sc., LL.B.—Born on 6th May, 1937. Enrolled as an Advocate of the Bombay High Court on 28th July, 1960. Practised mainly on the Original side of the Bombay High Court. Also appeared in the Supreme Court. Appointed Additional Judge, Bombay High Court from 19th September, 1977 and as permanent Judge on 3rd April, 1978. Appointed as Chief Justice, Karnataka High Court from 1-11-91.
Appointed Judge of Supreme Court of lndia on 1-7-92.Appointed as Chief Justice of India on 01.11.2001(F/N). Retired on 6-5-2002.
Hon'ble Dr.Justice V.S. Malimath: Born on 12-06-1929. Secured First Rank in LL.B. and a post Graduate Diploma in Public International Law from University of London in 1952. Commenced practice in the High Court of Bombay in 1952 and shifted to Bangalore on 01-11-1956.
Appointed Advocate General in 1968. Appointed Judge of the High Court of Karnataka on 05-03-1970 and Chief Justice on 06-02-1984. Transferred to Kerala as Chief Justice on 24-10-1985. After retirement was Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal, and then Member of the National Human Rights Commission.
Headed the Committee on Reform of Criminal Justice System in India. Was the U.N. Representative to monitor human rights enforcement in Nigeria and Sri Lanka. And was an International Observer to oversee the Referendum in Sri Lanka. Represented India in several international conferences.
Conferred with the National Citizen's Award by the President of India, Rajyotsava Award by the Government of Karnataka, Honorary Doctorate of Law by Karnataka University.
