Ritu Raj Awasthi

Ritu Raj Awasthi (born 3 July 1960) is an Indian Judge. He is currently serving as the Chairperson of 22nd Law Commission of India. He was Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court from 11 October 2021 to 2 July 2022. He was a Judge of Allahabad High Court from 13 April 2009 to 10 October 2021. Ritu Raj Awasthi was appointed as Law Commission chairperson on 7 November 2022.[1]

Hon'ble Justice
Ritu Raj Awasthi
Chairperson of 22nd Law Commission of India
Assumed office
9 November 2022
PresidentDroupadi Murmu
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court
In office
11 October 2021 – 2 July 2022
Nominated byN. V. Ramana
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Preceded bySatish Chandra Sharma (acting)
Succeeded byAlok Aradhe (acting)
Judge of Allahabad High Court
In office
13 April 2009 – 10 October 2021
Nominated byK. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed byPratibha Patil
Personal details
Born (1960-07-03) 3 July 1960
NationalityIndian
Alma materLucknow University

Career

Born on 3 July 1960, he was graduated in the year 1980. He was enrolled as an Advocate on 1 February 1987. He has practiced in civil service and educational matters. He was elevated as an Additional Judge of Allahabad High Court on 13 April 2009 and took oath as Permanent Judge on 24 December 2010. He was elevated as Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court on 9 October 2021 and took oath on 11 October 2021. He retired on 2 July 2022.[2] On 9 November 2022, he was appointed as the Chairperson of the 22nd Law Commission of India.

References
  1. ANI (7 November 2022). "Centre appoints Justice Rituraj Awasthi as Chairperson, Law Commission of India". ThePrint. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  2. The Hindu (7 November 2022). "Ex-CJ Awasthi is Law Commission chief". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.