Dinesh Maheshwari (born 15 May 1958) is a former Judge of the Supreme Court of India. He is a former Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court & High Court of Meghalaya. He took the oath as a Judge of Rajasthan High Court on 2 September 2004.[1] He was transferred to the Allahabad High Court and remained senior Judge at the Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court from 2 March 2015. He took oath as Chief Justice of the High Court of Meghalaya on 24 February 2016. On transfer to Karnataka, Justice Maheshwari took oath as 30th Chief Justice of High Court of Karnataka on 12 February 2018.[2] He took oath as Judge of the Supreme Court of India on 18 January 2019.

Dinesh Maheshwari
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
In office
18 January 2019 – 14 May 2023
Nominated byRanjan Gogoi
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court
In office
13 February 2018 – 17 January 2019
Nominated byDipak Misra
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court
In office
24 February 2016 – 12 February 2018
Nominated byT. S. Thakur
Appointed byPranab Mukherjee
Judge of Allahabad High Court
In office
2 March 2015 – 23 February 2016
Nominated byH. L. Dattu
Appointed byPranab Mukherjee
Judge of Rajasthan High Court
In office
2 September 2004 – 1 March 2015
Nominated byV. N. Khare
Appointed byA.P.J.Abdul Kalam
Personal details
Born (1958-05-15) 15 May 1958 (age 66)
Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
SpouseSmt. Suman Maheshwari
Children2
Parent(s)Sh. Ramesh Chandra Maheshwari and Smt. Rukmani Maheshwari
Alma materRajasthan University

Early life and education

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Maheshwari was born on 15 May 1958. His father Sh. Ramesh Chandra Maheshwari was an eminent lawyer at Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur. He completed his graduation in B.Sc. (Hons.) in physics from Maharaja's College, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. He graduated in law from Jodhpur University in 1980 and enrolled as an advocate on March 8, 1981.

Career

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Maheshwari started his practice in the year 1981 at district civil courts of Jodhpur and High Court of Rajasthan at Jodhpur. He practiced mainly on civil and constitutional sides while specialising mainly in civil, revenue, arbitration and company matters. He was lawyer for the Revenue and Excise Departments of Government of Rajasthan in Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur; Urban Improvement Trust, Jodhpur, Municipal Corporation, Jodhpur; Urban Improvement Trust, Udaipur and Rajasthan Tribal Areas Development Co-Operative Federation, Udaipur and various other Co-operative Banks, Oil Companies, Autonomous Bodies, Boards and Corporations.

After a practice and experience of about 23 years as a lawyer he was elevated and appointed a judge of the Rajasthan High Court on 2 September 2004.

Judicial service

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Maheshwari wrote a majority opinion in Janhit Abhiyan v Union of India, holding that the 103rd Amendment to the Constitution did not violate the basic structure, and upholding reservations for Economically Weaker Sections.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Untitled Page". hcraj.nic.in. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  2. ^ "High Court of Meghalaya". meghalayahighcourt.nic.in. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  3. ^ Rajagopal, Krishnadas (7 November 2022). "Supreme Court, in a majority verdict, upholds constitutional validity of EWS quota". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 February 2023.