Kalpesh Satyendra Jhaveri
Hon'ble Retd. Chief Justice Kalpesh Satyendra Jhaveri | |
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Chief Justice of Orissa High Court | |
In office 12 August 2018 – 4 January 2020 | |
Nominated by | Dipak Misra |
Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
Preceded by | Vineet Saran |
Judge of Rajasthan High Court | |
In office 24 August 2016 – 11 August 2018 | |
Nominated by | T. S. Thakur |
Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
Judge of Gujarat High Court | |
In office 7 March 2004 – 23 August 2016 | |
Nominated by | V. N. Khare |
Appointed by | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
Personal details | |
Born | Gujarat | 5 January 1958
Kalpesh Satyendra Jhaveri (born 5 January 1958) is an Indian Judge and former Chief Justice of Orissa High Court. He is also former Judge of Rajasthan High Court and Gujarat High Court.
Career[]
Jhaveri passed LL.B. and got enrolment on 20 January 1983. He started practice in the Gujarat High Court. In 1983 he became a member of the Executive Committee of Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association and elected as Joint Secretary of the Bar in 1984. He appeared before the High Court on behalf of various Statutory authority of the Central and State Government. on 7 March 2004, Jhaveri was elevated as Judge of Gujarat High Court, he became permanent Judge on 22 June 2005. He was transferred to Rajasthan High Court on 24 August 2016 and also served as the Executive Chairman of Rajastha State Legal Service Authority.[1][2] Justice Jhaveri was appointed as the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court on 12 August 2018 after Justice Vineet Saran.[3][4][5] Governor Ganeshi Lal administered the oath of the office and secrecy to Justice Jhaveri at a ceremony organised on the premises of Orissa HC. Jhaveri was sworn in as the 30th Chief Justice of Orissa HC.
A judge of Gujarat High Court, Jhaveri succeed Chief Justice Vineet Saran, who has been elevated to the Supreme Court. On July 19, the Supreme Court Collegium had recommended Jhaveri's name for appointment as the Chief Justice of Orissa HC and the Ministry of Law and Justice had issued a notification in this regard.
Born on January 5, 1958, Justice Jhaveri who obtained BSc and LLB degree from Gujarat University had started his career as lawyer at Gujarat HC in 1983. He was elected as Joint Secretary in 1984 and then General Secretary of Gujarat High Court Advocates’ Association in 1988.
Justice Jhaveri, who was elevated to Gujarat HC Judge on March 7, 2004, was confirmed as a permanent Judge in June 2005. He was then transferred to Rajasthan HC in August 2016.
Among others, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi, DGP Dr R P Sharma, Advocate General Surya Prasad Mishra, DCP Akhilesvar Singh and Collector Aravinda Agarwal were present. He retired from his office on 4 January 2020 on turning the age of 62.
References[]
- ^ "Honourable Shri Justice Kalpesh Satyendra Jhaveri". orissahighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ "Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority". Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ "Justice Kalpesh Satyendra Jhaveri Appointed As Chief Justice Of Orissa High Court". Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ "Justice Kalpesh Satyendra Jhaveri sworn in as Orissa HC Chief Justice". Business Standard. IANS. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "High Court gets new Chief Justice". The Times of India. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Indian judges
- Chief Justices of the Orissa High Court
- Judges of the Gujarat High Court
- Judges of the Rajasthan High Court
- 20th-century Indian judges
- 21st-century Indian judges