B. V. Nagarathna | |
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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 |
| Judge of the Karnataka High Court | |
| In office 18 February 2008 – 30 August 2021 | |
| Nominated by | K. G. Balakrishnan |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 October 1962 Pandavapura, Mysore State, India[1] |
| Spouse | B. N. Gopala Krishna |
| Parent | |
| Alma mater | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Mehta Vidyalaya New Delhi, Jesus and Mary College (BA), Faculty of Law, University of Delhi |
Bengaluru Venkataramiah Nagarathna (born 30 October 1962) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India. She served as a judge of the Karnataka High Court from 2008 to 2021.[2] Her father, E. S. Venkataramiah, was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India in 1989.[3]
She gained public attention in 2009 after being forcibly detained within the Karnataka High Court premises by a group of protesting lawyers.[4] She has delivered a number of significant judgments relating to commercial and constitutional law in Karnataka. She will be the first woman Chief Justice of India in 2027. However, her tenure will span only for 36 days.[5]
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- ^ "Hon'ble Mrs. Justice B.V.Nagarathna". Karnataka High Court. Archived from the original on 2 October 2014.
- ^ "Supreme Court Official Who Took Justice BV Nagarathna To School As Child Now Senior Staff". NDTV.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ Hunasavadi, Srikanth (10 November 2009). "Karnataka CJ, two judges attacked in court". DNA India. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Next 8 Chief Justices of India". Supreme Court Observer. Retrieved 10 November 2024.