Hon’ble Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh | |
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| 7th Chief Justice of Telangana High Court | |
| Assumed office 19 July 2025 | |
| Nominated by | B. R. Gavai |
| Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
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| 8th Chief Justice of Tripura High Court | |
| In office 17 April 2023 –18 July 2025 | |
| Nominated by | D. Y. Chandrachud |
| Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
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| Judge of Jharkhand High Court | |
| In office 24 January 2012 –16 April 2023 Acting CJ:20 December 2022 –19 February 2023 | |
| Nominated by | S. H. Kapadia |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 July 1965 |
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| Education | B. A. (Hons.),L.L.B |
| Alma mater | University of Delhi |
Aparesh Kumar Singh (born 7 July 1965) is an Indian judge who is currently serving as Chief Justice of Telangana High Court. [1] [2] He also served as the Chief Justice of Tripura High Court. He was former judge of the Jharkhand High Court where he also served as Acting Chief Justice. [3] [4]
The Supreme Court Collegium recommended the transfer of Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh,the Chief Justice of the Tripura High Court,to the Telangana High Court in the same capacity during a Collegium meeting held on May 26,2025. [5]
He belongs to family of judges. 6th Chief Justice of India Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha was his maternal great grandfather as his mother was the maternal grand daughter of former CJI Sinha and sister former supreme court judge Shiva Kirti Singh and cousin of B. P. Singh also a Supreme court judge. [6]