List of chief justices of the Patna High Court
The list shows incumbent and past chief justices of Patna High Court, the high court of the state of Bihar. In Indian legal jurisdiction, high courts are instituted as constitutional courts under the Indian Constitution.[1]
| Chief Justice | Start of term | End of term |
|---|---|---|
| K. Vinod Chandran | 29 March 2023 | Incumbent |
| Sanjay Karol | 11 November 2019 | 5 February 2023 |
| Amreshwar Pratap Sahi | 17 November 2018 | 10 November 2019 |
| Mukesh Shah | 12 August 2018 | 1 November 2018 |
| Rajendra Menon | 15 March 2017 | 8 August 2018 |
| Iqbal Ahmed Ansari | 29 July 2016 | 28 October 2016 |
| L. Narasimha Reddy | 2 January 2015 | 31 July 2015 |
| Rekha Manharlal Doshit | 21 June 2010 | 12 December 2014 |
| Dipak Misra | 23 December 2009 | 20 June 2010 |
| Prafulla Kumar Mishra | 12 August 2009 | 16 September 2009 |
| R.M. Lodha | 13 April 2008 | 16 December 2008 |
| Rajesh Balia | 5 January 2008 | 3 March 2008 |
| Dr. J.N. Bhatt | 18 July 2005 | 16 October 2007 |
| Ravi S. Dhavan | 25 January 2000 | 22 July 2004 |
| B.M. Lal | 9 July 1997 | 6 October 1999 |
| D.P. Wadhwa | 29 September 1995 | 21 March 1997 |
| G.P. Patnaik | 19 May 1995 | 11 September 1995 |
| K. Venkataswamy | 19 September 1994 | 6 March 1995 |
| K. S. Paripoornan | 24 January 1994 | 11 June 1994 |
| Bimal Chandra Basak | 18 March 1991 | 21 October 1994 |
| Gangadhar Ganesh Sohani | 24 October 1989 | 17 December 1990 |
| Shushil Kumar Jha | 19 October 1989 | 23 October 1989 |
| Dipak Kumar Sen | 1 May 1988 | 1 May 1989 |
| Bhagwati Prasad Jha | 2 January 1988 | 2 January 1988 |
| Surjit Singh Sandhawalia | 29 November 1983 | 27 July 1987 |
| Krishna Ballabh Narayan Singh | 19 July 1976 | 12 March 1982 |
| Shyam Nandan Prasad Singh | 3 October 1974 | 1 May 1976 |
| Nand Lall Untwalia | 29 September 1972 | 3 October 1974 |
| Ujjal Narayan Sinha | 5 September 1970 | 29 September 1972 |
| Satish Chandra Mishra | 9 November 1968 | 5 September 1970 |
| Ramaswamy Lakshmi Narasimhan | 4 January 1965 | 2 August 1968 |
| Vaidyanathier Ramaswami | 30 April 1956 | 4 January 1965 |
| Sudhansu Kumar Das | 10 January 1955 | 30 April 1956 |
| Syed Jafar Imam | 3 September 1953 | 10 January 1955 |
| David Ezra Reuben | 1 June 1952 | 2 September 1953 |
| Pandit Lakshami Kant Jha | 8 April 1950 | 1 June 1952 |
| Sir Herbert Ribton Meredith | 25 January 1950 | 8 April 1950 |
| Sir Clifford Monmohan Agarwala | 9 January 1948 | 24 January 1950 |
| Sir Syed Fazl Ali | 19 January 1943 | 14 October 1946 |
| Sir Arther Trevor Harries | 10 October 1938 | 19 January 1943 |
| Sir Courtney Terrell | 31 March 1928 | 6 May 1938 |
| Sir Thomas Fredrick Dawson Miller | 31 October 1917 | 31 March 1928 |
| Sir Edward Maynard Des Champs Chamier | 1 March 1916 | 30 October 1917 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Retired Chief Justice". The High Court of Judicature at Patna. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.