The Central government on Wednesday notified the appointment of Justice PS Dinesh Kumar as Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court..Union Minister of State with independent charge of the Law and Justice Ministry Arjun Ram Meghwal took to X (formerly Twitter) to share the development.Just yesterday, Justice Kumar had been appointed as Acting Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court..The development comes subsequent to the elevation of Justice Prasanna B Varale to the Supreme Court. On January 25, Justice Varale took oath as the judge of the top court.The Supreme Court Collegium on January 19 had recommended the appointment of Justice Kumar as Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court.Justice Kumar has been a judge of the Karnataka High Court since 2015 and is set to retire on February 24.Before his elevation to the bench in 2015, Justice Kumar practiced as a lawyer since 1990 and appeared in several important cases in different High Courts and the Supreme Court.
The Central government on Wednesday notified the appointment of Justice PS Dinesh Kumar as Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court..Union Minister of State with independent charge of the Law and Justice Ministry Arjun Ram Meghwal took to X (formerly Twitter) to share the development.Just yesterday, Justice Kumar had been appointed as Acting Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court..The development comes subsequent to the elevation of Justice Prasanna B Varale to the Supreme Court. On January 25, Justice Varale took oath as the judge of the top court.The Supreme Court Collegium on January 19 had recommended the appointment of Justice Kumar as Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court.Justice Kumar has been a judge of the Karnataka High Court since 2015 and is set to retire on February 24.Before his elevation to the bench in 2015, Justice Kumar practiced as a lawyer since 1990 and appeared in several important cases in different High Courts and the Supreme Court.
