Prashant Kumar Mishra
Prashant Kumar Mishra | |
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| Judge of the Supreme Court of India | |
| Assumed office 19 May 2023 | |
| Nominated by | Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud |
| Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
| 3rd Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court | |
| In office 13 October 2021 – 18 May 2023 | |
| Nominated by | N. V. Ramana |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | Arup Kumar Goswami |
| Succeeded by | Dhiraj Singh Thakur |
| Judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court | |
| In office 10 December 2009 – 12 October 2021 Acting CJ : 1 June 2021 - 12 October 2021 | |
| Nominated by | K. G. Balakrishnan |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| Advocate General of Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 1 September 2007 – 9 December 2009 | |
| Appointed by | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| Chief Minister | Raman Singh |
| Preceded by | Ravish Chandra Agrawal |
| Succeeded by | Deoraj Singh Surana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 August 1964 Raigarh, Chhattisgarh |
| Alma mater | Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya |
Prashant Kumar Mishra (born 29 August 1964) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He is former chief justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court and acting chief justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court. He has also served as judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court.[1][2] He also served as Advocate general of Chhattisgarh from 2007 to 2009.[3] On 19 May 2023, he was elevated as judge of the Supreme Court of India.[4][5]
Early life
[edit]Prasanth Kumar Mishra was born on 29th August 1964 in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. He took B.Sc. and LLB Degrees from Guru Ghasidas University at Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.
As advocate
[edit]He enrolled as an Advocate on 4 September 1987 and he began his legal practice at the District Court of Raigarh. He then practised at High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpur and High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur. He dealt with Civil, Criminal and Writ branches of law. In 2005, he was designated as a Senior Advocate by the High Court of Chhattisgarh.
He had been Chairperson of the Chhattisgarh State Bar Council for two years. He was appointed Member of the Rule Making Committee of Chhattisgarh High Court. He was also an Ex-Officio Member in executive council of the Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur and as well as Chancellor's nominee in executive council of Guru Ghasidas University, Bilaspur.
He has served as the Additional Advocate General for the State of Chhattisgarh from 26 June 2004. He served in this position for over 3 years until August 2007 and was appointed the Advocate General for the State on 1st September 2007.
As judge
[edit]He was elevated as a Judge of Chhattisgarh High Court on 10th December 2009. He was appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court in June 2021 and later that year on 11th October, he was appointed the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court and assumed office 2 days later.[6]
On 16th May 2023, the Supreme Court Collegium recommended his appointment as Judge of the Supreme Court of India. In its recommendation the SC focused on equal representation of different High Courts and factored in the under-representation of Chhattisgarh High Court (Justice Mishra's parent high court) in his recommendation.[7][8]
The Collegium superseded Justice Pritinker Diwaker who is 3 years senior to Justice Mishra and hails from the Chhattisgarh High Court as well. The Collegium explained that having considered ‘all factors’ it found Justice Mishra ‘worthy of appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court’.
References
[edit]- ^ High Court of, Chhattisgarh. "Chhattisgarh Highcourt - Sitting Judges". highcourt.cg.gov.in.
- ^ Devika,& TRANSFER NEWS.html "Chhatisgarh HC : Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra appointed as Chief Justice", The SCC Online Blog, 23 March 2019
- ^ "Office of Advocate General, Chhattisgarh". www.advocategeneralcg.com. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "CJI to administer oath to Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra, senior lawyer KV Viswanathan as SC judges". The Economic Times. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Supreme Court Judges: CJI administers oath of office to Justice Mishra, senior advocate Viswanathan - India News". The Times of India. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ Bandari, Pavan Kumar (13 October 2021). "Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra sworn in as Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ saurabh (19 May 2023). "Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra appointed as Judge - Supreme Court of India | Indian Bureaucracy is an Exclusive News Portal". Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ Roy, Tanishka (16 May 2023). "Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Andhra Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra & Senior Advocate Vishwanathan for Supreme Court Judgeship". www.legaleraonline.com. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
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