Dipak Misra

Dipak Misra
Misra in 2017
45th Chief Justice of India
In office
28 August 2017 – 2 October 2018
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Preceded byJagdish Singh Khehar
Succeeded byRanjan Gogoi
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
In office
10 October 2011 – 28 August 2017
Appointed byPratibha Patil
Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court
In office
24 May 2010 – 10 October 2014
Appointed byShankar Dayal Sharma
Preceded byAjit Prakash Shah
Succeeded byD. Murugesan
Chief Justice of the Patna High Court
In office
1 December 2009 – 23 May 2010
Appointed byPratibha Patil
Preceded byPrafulla Kumar Mishra
Succeeded byRekha Manharlal Doshit
Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court
In office
3 March 1997 – 30 November 2009
Appointed byShankar Dayal Sharma
Judge of the Orissa High Court
In office
17 January 1996 – 2 March 1997
Appointed byShankar Dayal Sharma
Personal details
Born (1953-10-03) 3 October 1953 (age 71)
RelativesRanganath Misra (uncle)[1]
Alma materMadhusudan Law College, Cuttack

Dipak Misra (born 3 October 1953) is an Indian jurist who served as the 45th Chief Justice of India from 28 August 2017 till 2 October 2018.[2][3][4] He is also former Chief Justice of the Patna High Court and Delhi High Court. He is the nephew of Justice Ranganath Misra, who was the 21st Chief Justice from 1990 to 1991.[1][5]

  1. ^ a b Rautray, Samanwaya (9 August 2017). "Dipak Misra, the Man behind Nation Anthem ruling to be next CJI". The Economic Times. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dipak Misra". Supreme Court of India. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  3. ^ Maneesh Chhibber (1 October 2012). "The courtrooom cast after presidential reference". The Indian Express. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  4. ^ Bhardwaj, Ankur (3 October 2018). "Tenure of CJI Dipak Misra: 400 days of tumult for the 'Master of Roster'". Business Standard.
  5. ^ Deshpande, Swati (15 May 2016). "He taught me that law needs to have a human face". The Times of India.