Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari

Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari (born 29 June 1961) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He is former chief justice of the Sikkim High Court. Before that, he served as chief justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court and judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court. He was born in Joura, Madhya Pradesh. He was a practicing lawyer in Gwalior before he got elevated to the bench.

Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
Assumed office
31 August 2021
Nominated byN. V. Ramana
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court
In office
6 January 2021 – 30 August 2021
Nominated bySharad Arvind Bobde
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Preceded byArup Kumar Goswami
Succeeded byMeenakshi Madan Rai (acting)
1st Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court
In office
7 October 2019 – 5 January 2021
Nominated byRanjan Gogoi
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Preceded byChagari Praveen Kumar (acting)
Succeeded byArup Kumar Goswami
Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court
In office
25 November 2005 – 6 October 2019
Nominated byYogesh Kumar Sabharwal
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Personal details
Born (1961-06-29) 29 June 1961 (age 63)
Joura, Madhya Pradesh, India

References

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  • Singh, Chandeep (30 August 2019). "3. 2019.08.22-Andhra Pradesh-J.K. Maheshwari". Bar & Bench. Retrieved 30 August 2019.