Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari (born 29 June 1961) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He is former chief justice of the Sikkim High Court. Before that, he served as chief justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court and judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court. He was born in Joura, Madhya Pradesh. He was a practicing lawyer in Gwalior before he got elevated to the bench.
Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari | |
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| Judge of the Supreme Court of India | |
| Assumed office 31 August 2021 | |
| Nominated by | N. V. Ramana |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court | |
| In office 6 January 2021 – 30 August 2021 | |
| Nominated by | Sharad Arvind Bobde |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | Arup Kumar Goswami |
| Succeeded by | Meenakshi Madan Rai (acting) |
| 1st Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court | |
| In office 7 October 2019 – 5 January 2021 | |
| Nominated by | Ranjan Gogoi |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | Chagari Praveen Kumar (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Arup Kumar Goswami |
| Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court | |
| In office 25 November 2005 – 6 October 2019 | |
| Nominated by | Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal |
| Appointed by | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 June 1961 Joura, Madhya Pradesh, India |
References
edit- Singh, Chandeep (30 August 2019). "3. 2019.08.22-Andhra Pradesh-J.K. Maheshwari". Bar & Bench. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
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