B. P. Dharmadhikari

Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.)
B. P. Dharmadhikari
Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.) B. P. Dharmadhikari
Chief Justice of Bombay High Court
	In office; 20 March 2020 – 27 April 2020
Nominated by	Sharad Arvind Bobde
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Succeeded by	Dipankar Datta
Acting Chief Justice of Bombay High Court
	In office; 24 February 2020 – 19 March 2020
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Judge of Bombay High Court
	In office; 15 March 2004 – 23 February 2020
Nominated by	V. N. Khare
Appointed by	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Personal details
Born	28 April 1958; Nagpur
Alma mater	Nagpur University

Bhushan Pradyumna Dharmadhikari (born 28 April 1958) is an Indian Judge. He is former Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. He has also served as Acting Chief Justice of Bombay High Court and Judge of Bombay High Court also.[1][2]

Career

He practised law in Nagpur after enrolment in Bar Council of Maharashtra on 17 October 1980. He became standing counsel for many Government Corporations. He was elevated as Additional Judge of Bombay High Court on 15 March 2004. After this he was elevated as Permanent Judge on 12 March 2006.

On 24 February 2020, He was appointed Acting Chief Justice of Bombay High Court after the retirement of Chief Justice of the High court Pradeep Nandrajog.[3]

On 24 February 2020, he was appointed Acting Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. He was appointed Chief Justice of Bombay High Court on 20 March 2020. He retired on 27 April 2020.

References

"Hon'ble Justices High Court of Mumbai". bombayhighcourt.nic.in. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011.
"Supreme Court collegium recommends transfer of Bombay HC judge RV More to Meghalaya HC". The Times of India. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
"Justice BP Dharmadhikari appointed acting Chief Justice of Bombay High Court [Read Notification]". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 24 February 2020.

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[1] "Hon'ble Justices High Court of Mumbai". bombayhighcourt.nic.in. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011.

[2] "Supreme Court collegium recommends transfer of Bombay HC judge RV More to Meghalaya HC". The Times of India. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.

[3] "Justice BP Dharmadhikari appointed acting Chief Justice of Bombay High Court [Read Notification]". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 24 February 2020.