Krishna Murari
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
In office
23 September 2019 – 8 July 2023
Nominated byRanjan Gogoi
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court
In office
2 June 2018 – 22 September 2019
Nominated byDipak Misra
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Preceded byAjay Kumar Mittal (acting)
Judge of the Allahabad High Court
In office
7 January 2004 – 1 June 2018
Nominated byV. N. Khare
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Personal details
Born (1958-07-09) 9 July 1958
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

Krishna Murari (born: 9 July 1958) is a former judge of Supreme Court of India and former chief justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court. He has also served as a judge of Allahabad High Court till his elevation as chief justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Career

Murari was born in a lawyer family of Uttar Pradesh. His uncle G.N. Verma & R.N. Verma were senior advocate and a leading lawyer.[1] Murari passed Bachelor of Laws from the Allahabad University, Prayagraj. He was enrolled as an advocate on 23 December 1981 and started practice in the Allahabad High Court on civil, constitutional, company and revenue matters. In his 22 years law career, he served as standing counsel of Uttar Pradesh State Yarn Company, Northern Railway Primary Co-operative Bank, Uttar Pradesh State Textile Corporation etc. He also appeared for Bundelkhand University of Jhansi.[2] Murari was appointed an additional judge of the Allahabad High Court on 7 January 2004 and became the permanent judge in 2005.[3] On 2 June 2018 he was elevated in the post of the chief justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court in Chandigarh after the retirement of Justice Shiavax Jal Vazifdar.[2][1][4][5] He was elevated as judge of Supreme Court of India on 23 September 2019. He retired from the Supreme Court on 8 July 2023.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Malik, Saurabh (26 April 2018). "Justice Krishna Murari to be Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice". The Tribune. India. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Hon'ble Judges". highcourtchd.gov.in. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD". Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Justice Krishna Murari Appointed As Chief Justice Of Punjab And Haryana High Court". Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "Justice Krishna Murari set to be chief justice of Punjab and Haryana high court". hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "Krishna Murari". Supreme Court Observer. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
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