Hon'ble Chief Justice Nitin Madhukar Jamdar | |
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Chief Justice of Kerala High Court | |
Assumed office 26 September 2024 | |
Nominated by | Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud |
Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
Preceded by | A. Muhamed Mustaque (acting) Ashish Jitendra Desai |
Judge of Bombay High Court | |
In office 23 January 2012 –25 September 2024 Acting CJ:31 May 2023 –29 July 2023 | |
Nominated by | S. H. Kapadia |
Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
Personal details | |
Born | Solapur | 10 January 1964
Alma mater | Government Law College,Mumbai |
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