A. S. Oka

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Hon'ble Justice
Abhay Shreeniwas Oka
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Judge of Supreme Court of India
Assumed office
31 August 2021
Nominated byN. V. Ramana
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court
In office
10 May 2019 – 30 August 2021
Nominated byRanjan Gogoi
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Preceded byLingappa Narayana Swamy (acting)
Succeeded bySatish Chandra Sharma (acting)
Judge of Bombay High Court
In office
29 August 2003 – 9 May 2019
Nominated byV. N. Khare
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Personal details
Born (1960-05-25) 25 May 1960 (age 61)
India
NationalityIndian
Alma materMumbai University

Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka (born on 25 May 1960) is a Judge of Supreme Court of India. He is former Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court[1] and Judge of Bombay High Court.

Career[]

Born on 25 May 1960. He was enrolled as an Advocate on 28 June 1983. He practised for 19 years in the Bombay High Court, Appellate Side, Bombay in Civil, Constitutional and Service matters and specialised in all the matters.

He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court on 29 August 2003 and appointed as a permanent Judge on 12 November 2005.

He was appointed Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court on 30 April 2019 and sworn in as Chief Justice[1] of Karnataka High Court on 10 May 2019.

He was elevated as a Judge of Supreme Court of India on 26 August 2021 and took oath on 31 August 2021.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Orders of appointment of Shri Justice A S Oka, Judge of Bombay HC as CJ Karanataka HC (30.04.2019)" (PDF). 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.


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