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Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha (born 3 May 1963) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He is former Additional Solicitor General of India.[1] He is well known for his work on the Ayodhya Title Dispute and the BCCI cases.[2][3]
Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha | |
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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 |
| Additional Solicitor General of India | |
| In office May 2014 – 15 December 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 May 1963 Hyderabad |
| Alma mater | University of Delhi |
Career
editNarasimha was brought up in Hyderabad. He graduated from Nizam College, Hyderabad.[4] After receiving a Bachelor of Laws in 1988 he started practice in Andhra Pradesh High Court. His father Kodanda Ramayya was also a judge and legal writer. Narasimha then moved to New Delhi to practice at the Supreme Court.[5] He was designated as Senior Advocate and was appointed as Addl. Solicitor General of India in 2014.[6] In August 2021 he became a judge of Supreme Court. He is in line to become the 56th Chief Justice of India, if the convention of seniority is followed.[7]
References
edit- ^ "PS Narasimha: The Negotiator". The Indian Express. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "P.S. Narasimha". Supreme Court Observer. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "PS Narasimha to become 6th lawyer to be elevated to SC Bench from bar on Collegium recommendation". The Economic Times. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Senior Advocate PS Narasimha will be the third person directly appointed from Bar to be Chief Justice of India". www.BarandBench.com. BarandBench. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ "Soon-to-be SC judge Narasimha grew up in Hyderabad | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "PS Narasimha to become 6th lawyer to be elevated to SC bench from bar on Collegium recommendation". The Economic Times. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "7 Next CJIs". Supreme Court Observer. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.