Justices Khanwilkar, Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and Sr. Adv. Nageswara Rao to Supreme Court

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3 May 2016 5:19 PM GMT

  • Justices Khanwilkar, Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and Sr. Adv. Nageswara Rao to Supreme Court

    In a significant development, Justice Ajay Manik Rao Khanwilkar, Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud,Justice Ashok Bhushan, and Senior Advocate Mr. L. Nageswara Rao are likely to be elevated as Judges of Supreme Court of India.Justice Ajay Manik Rao Khanwilkar is currently the Chief Justice of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh started his career as an Advocate in 1982.He was appointed as...

    In a significant development, Justice Ajay Manik Rao Khanwilkar, Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud,Justice Ashok Bhushan, and Senior Advocate Mr. L. Nageswara Rao are likely to be elevated as Judges of Supreme Court of India.
    Justice Ajay Manik Rao Khanwilkar is currently the Chief Justice of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh started his career as an Advocate in 1982.He was appointed as Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court on March 29, 2000 and confirmed as permanent Judge on April 8, 2002. Later he was appointed as Chief Justice of the High court of Himachal Pradesh on 4th April, 2013 and he is Chief Justice of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh since November 24, 2013

    Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court, did his Masters in Law from Harvard University. He was appointed as Additional Judge of High Court of Bombay on Mar 29, 2000. He has been Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court since Oct 31, 2013.

    Justice Ashok Bhushan, currently Chief Justice of High Court of Kerala was elevated as permanent Judge of the Allahabad High court on 24th April, 2001.He was Judge of the High Court of Kerala on 10-07-2014, and took charge as Acting Chief Justice later confirmed as Chief Justice.

    Nageswara Rao is a Senior Advocate and former Additional Solicitor General of India. He has been appearing in very prominent cases and enjoys a good reputation among the members of the Bar. He was also a member of the Supreme Court-appointed Mudgal Committee headed by Justice MukulMudgal, tasked with conducting an independent inquiry into allegations of corruption, betting and spot-fixing in Indian Premier League matches.

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