A. M. Khanwilkar

Hon'ble Justice
Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar
Chairperson of Lokpal of India
Assumed office
10 March 2024
Appointed byDroupadi Murmu
Preceded byPinaki Chandra Ghose
Judge of Supreme Court of India
In office
13 May 2016 – 29 July 2022
Nominated byT. S. Thakur
Appointed byPranab Mukherjee
Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court
In office
24 November 2013 – 13 May 2016
Nominated byP. Sathasivam
Appointed byPranab Mukherjee
Preceded bySharad Arvind Bobde
Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court
In office
4 April 2013 – 23 November 2013
Nominated byAltamas Kabir
Appointed byPranab Mukherjee
Judge of Bombay High Court
In office
29 March 2000 – 3 April 2013
Nominated byAdarsh Sein Anand
Appointed byKocheril Raman Narayanan
Personal details
Born (1957-07-30) 30 July 1957 (age 67)
Poona, Bombay State, India
Alma materK C Law College, Mumbai,
Mulund College of Commerce[1]

Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar (born 30 July 1957) is former judge of the Supreme Court of India who is currently serving as the Chairperson of Lokpal of India. He has also served as the chief justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court and Himachal Pradesh High Court and as a judge of the Bombay High Court.[2]

  1. ^ "Chief Justice & Judges". Supreme Court of India. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  2. ^ The Hindu (27 February 2024). "Former Supreme Court judge A.M. Khanwilkar appointed Lokpal chairperson". Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.