Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari
Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari | |
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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 |
| 22nd Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court | |
| In office 6 January 2021 – 30 August 2021 | |
| Nominated by | Sharad Arvind Bobde |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | Arup Kumar Goswami |
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| 1st Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court | |
| In office 7 October 2019 – 5 January 2021 | |
| Nominated by | Ranjan Gogoi |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
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| Succeeded by | Arup Kumar Goswami |
| Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court | |
| In office 25 November 2005 – 6 October 2019 | |
| Nominated by | Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal |
| Appointed by | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 June 1961 Joura, Madhya Pradesh, India |
Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari (born 29 June 1961) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He was formerly chief justice of the Sikkim and Andhra Pradesh high courts and judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court. He was born in Joura, Madhya Pradesh. He was a practicing lawyer in Gwalior before he got elevated to the bench.
Early life and education
[edit]Maheshwari was born on 29 June 1961 in a small town named Joura of Morena District, Madhya Pradesh. He graduated in Arts in 1982 and passed LL.B. in 1985 and completed LL.M in 1991.
Career
[edit]He enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh on 22 November 1985. He practiced in Civil, Criminal, Constitutional, Service and Tax matters. He was the elected member of the M.P. State Bar Council.
He was appointed as Additional Judge of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh on 25 November 2005 and was confirmed as permanent judge on 25 November 2008.
He was a part of various committees, pertaining to betterment of administration of Madhya Pradesh High court and continued till 06 October 2019. He was elevated as Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court and assumed office on 07 October 2019.[1] He was the first Chief Justice of the newly established Andhra Pradesh High Court. In January 2021 the Supreme Court collegium swapped the chief justices of Andhra Pradesh and Sikkim high courts.[2] Subsequently, Justice Maheshwari was transferred as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Sikkim on January 06, 2021.[3]
In August 2021, the Supreme Court collegium led CJI N. V. Ramana has recommended his name along with 8 other high court judges to be appointed to Supreme Court of India.[4] He has taken oath as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India on August 31, 2021.[5]
He is currently member of Five member supreme court collegium since 14 May 2025 after retirement of CJI Sanjiv Khanna.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Staff, T. N. M. (2019-10-07). "Justice JK Maheshwari sworn-in as first Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court". The News Minute. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
- ^ "Andhra, Sikkim High Court Chief Justices Swapped In Judicial Transfer". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
- ^ "JK Maheshwari Sworn In As Chief Justice Of Sikkim High Court". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
- ^ Bench, Bar & (2021-08-18). "[BREAKING] Collegium resolution recommending nine persons for elevation to Supreme Court published on SC website [READ RESOLUTION]". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
- ^ Waje, Hemant. "History made in SC, 9 new judges take oath at one go". Rediff. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ^ Pratap, Giti (2025-05-17). "What the Supreme Court Collegium will look like under CJI BR Gavai". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- Singh, Chandeep (30 August 2019). "3. 2019.08.22-Andhra Pradesh-J.K. Maheshwari". Bar & Bench. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
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