Dhirendra Hiralal Waghela
Hon'ble Justice Dhirendra Hiralal Waghela | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of Bombay High Court | |
| In office 15 Feb 2016 – 21 August 2016 | |
| Chief Justice of Odisha High Court | |
| In office 13 April 2015 – 14 Feb 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Amitava Roy |
| Succeeded by | Pradip Kumar Mohanty (acting) |
| Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court | |
| In office March 2013 – 12 April 2015 | |
| Preceded by | K Shridhar Rao |
| Succeeded by | Subhro Kamal Mukherjee (A) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dhirendra Hiralal Waghela 11 August 1954 Rajkot, Gujarat, India |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Nationality |  India |
| Alma mater | Saurashtra University |
Dhirendra Hiralal Waghela (born 11 August 1954)[1] was the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court[2] and former Chief Justice of the Odisha High Court[3] and Karnataka High Court.
Education and Legal practice
Justice Waghela stood first from Saurashtra University in General LLB as well as in Special LLB in 1974 and 1975, respectively. He took his master's degree in law in 1976-77.[4]
He started his own practice in 1978. He practised in the Labour and Industrial courts. In 1999, he was called to the bench and assumed his office as Additional Judge of the High Court of Gujarat on September 17, 1999.
References
- ^ "Justice Pradip Kumar Mohanty - I am IN - DNA of India". Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ "Justice Waghela takes oath as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court". The Economic Times. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ "Orissa High Court, Cuttack". Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ "Justice Dhirendra Waghela sworn-in as new Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court". Firstpost. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
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