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Gyan Sudha Misra | |
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| Judge of the Supreme Court of India | |
| In office 30 April 2010 – 27 April 2014 | |
| Nominated by | K. G. Balakrishnan |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court | |
| In office 13 July 2008 – 29 April 2010 | |
| Nominated by | K. G. Balakrishnan |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| Judge of the Rajasthan High Court | |
| In office 21 April 1994 – 12 July 2008 | |
| Nominated by | M. N. Venkatachaliah |
| Appointed by | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Judge of the Patna High Court | |
| In office 16 March 1994 – 20 April 1994 | |
| Nominated by | M. N. Venkatachaliah |
| Appointed by | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 April 1949 |
| Nationality | Indian |
Gyan Sudha Misra (born 28 April 1949) is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India. Misra was elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court of India on 30 April 2010. She has passed several landmarks and notable judgments in the Supreme Court of India including judgments on conflict of interest in the Srinivasan-BCCI matter, landmark euthanasia judgment - Aruna shaunbaug matter, and the Delhi Uphaar fire tragedy dissenting judgment holding the management liable for colossal loss of human lives and directing them to pay heavy compensation to be used for social causes like building trauma centre.
Misra enrolled as an advocate in the Bihar State Bar Council in 1972 at a time when the legal profession for women in India was rather uncommon and the profession was primarily considered to be a male bastion.
Prior to her appointment as a judge, Misra was also actively associated with the activities of the lawyers and the legal profession and hence was elected as a Treasurer, Joint Secretary, and Member Executive Committee of the Supreme Court Bar Association, several times, which is the premier association of lawyers in the country.