Sanjay Kumar Seth

Sanjay Kumar Seth (10 June 1957 – 30 April 2021) was an Indian Judge and former Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court.

Honourable Retd. Chief Justice
Sanjay Kumar Seth
Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court
In office
14 November 2018  9 June 2019
Nominated byRanjan Gogoi
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Preceded byHemant Gupta
Succeeded byRavi Shankar Jha (acting)
Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court
In office
21 March 2003  13 November 2018
Nominated byV. N. Khare
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Personal details
Born(1957-06-10)10 June 1957
Madhya Pradesh
Died30 April 2021(2021-04-30) (aged 63)

Career

After passing B.A., LL.B., Seth was enrolled as an Advocate on 24 July 1981 and practised in Jabalpur on Civil and Constitutional matters. He served as an additional advocate general in the Madhya Pradesh High Court for the Government of Madhya Pradesh.[1] Seth was appointed an additional Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court on 21 March 2003 and was appointed Permanent Judge on 19 January 2004. He became the Acting Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court after Justice Hemant Gupta's appointment in Supreme Court of India.[2] Justice Seth was appointed the Chief Justice of the same High Court on 14 November 2018.[3][4]

Death

Justice Seth died from COVID-19 on 30 April 2021.[5]

References

  1. "High Court of Madhya Pradesh". mphc.gov.in. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  2. "Justice Sanjay Kumar Seth appointed as Acting CJ". Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  3. "Sanjay Kumar Seth takes oath as chief justice of MP high court". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. "Sanjay Kumar Seth takes oath as chief justice of MP high court". Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  5. Upadhyay, Sparsh (30 April 2021). "Former Chief Justice Of Madhya Pradesh High Court Justice Sanjay Kumar Seth Succumbs To COVID". www.livelaw.in. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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