Ravi Shankar Jha

Hon'ble Chief Justice
Ravi Shankar Jha
Hon'ble Chief Justice Ravi Shankar Jha
Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 6 October 2019
Nominated by	Ranjan Gogoi
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Acting Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court
	In office; 10 June 2019 – 5 October 2019
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court
	In office; 18 October 2005 – 9 June 2019
Nominated by	Ramesh Chandra Lahoti
Appointed by	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Personal details
Born	14 October 1961 (age 62)
Alma mater	Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya

Justice Ravi Shankar Jha (born 14 October 1961) is an Indian judge. Presently, he is Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court. He is former Acting Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court.^[1]^[2]

Career[edit]

He obtained his Law Degree in year 1986 from Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur. He was enrolled as an Advocate on 20 September 1986 with the State Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh and joined the chamber of Shri P. P. Naolekar in the year 1986. He practiced in Madhya Pradesh High Court since the day of enrollment. He was elevated as Additional Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court on 18 October 2005 and became Permanent Judge on 2 February 2007. He was appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court on 10 June 2019 after retirement of Chief Justice Sanjay Kumar Seth. He was appointed as Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court on 6 October 2019.

References[edit]

↑ Krishnan, Murali (7 June 2019). "Justice Ravi Shanker Jha appointed Acting Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh HC; Appointment of Justice Akil Kureshi yet to be notified". Bar & Bench. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
↑ "Order of Appointment of Shri Justice Ravi shanker Jha, as acting Chief Justice M.P High Court ( 07 June 2019)" (PDF). 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)

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[1] Krishnan, Murali (7 June 2019). "Justice Ravi Shanker Jha appointed Acting Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh HC; Appointment of Justice Akil Kureshi yet to be notified". Bar & Bench. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[2] "Order of Appointment of Shri Justice Ravi shanker Jha, as acting Chief Justice M.P High Court ( 07 June 2019)" (PDF). 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)

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