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P. R. Ramachandra Menon

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Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.)
P. R. Ramachandra Menon
Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court
In office
6 May 2019 – 31 May 2021
Nominated byRanjan Gogoi
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Preceded byPrashant Kumar Mishra (acting)
Succeeded byPrashant Kumar Mishra (acting)
Judge of Kerala High Court
In office
5 January 2009 – 5 May 2019
Nominated byK. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed byPratibha Patil
Personal details
Born (1959-06-01) 1 June 1959 (age 65)
Kerala
CitizenshipIndian
Nationality India
Alma materGovernment Law College, Ernakulam
WebsiteHigh Court of Chhattisgarh

Parappillil Ramakrishnan Nair Ramachandra Menon (Malayalam: പറപ്പിള്ളിൽ രാമകൃഷ്ണൻ നായർ രാമചന്ദ്രമേനോൻ) is the former Chief justice of Chhattisgarh High Court[1] and was judge of the Kerala High Court.[2][3]

Early life and education

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Ramachandra Menon was born on 1 June 1959. He obtained a law degree from Government Law College, Ernakulam.[2]

Career

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PRR Menon was enrolled as Advocate on 8 January 1983 and started practice at Ernakulam. He was elevated as Additional Judge of High Court of Kerala on 5 January 2009 and became permanent from 15 December 2010.[2]

He was given charge as Chief justice of Chhattisgarh High Court[1] on 30 April 2019 by President of India. He took oath on 6 May 2019 by Governor Anandiben Patel as Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "P. R. N. R. Menon appointed as CJ of Chhattisgarh High Court" (PDF). 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Website High Court of Kerala
  3. ^ Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Ministry of Law & Justice
  4. ^ Pioneer, The. "Chhattisgarh High Court to get new chief justice today". The Pioneer. Retrieved 6 May 2019.