B. P. Dharmadhikari
Bhushan Pradyumna Dharmadhikari (born 28 April 1958) is an Indian Judge. He is former Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. He has also served as Acting Chief Justice of Bombay High Court and Judge of Bombay High Court also.[1][2]
Hon'ble Retd. Chief Justice B. P. Dharmadhikari | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of Bombay High Court | |
| In office 20 March 2020 – 27 April 2020 | |
| Nominated by | Sharad Arvind Bobde |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Succeeded by | Dipankar Datta |
| Acting Chief Justice of Bombay High Court | |
| In office 24 February 2020 – 19 March 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Judge of Bombay High Court | |
| In office 15 March 2004 – 23 February 2020 | |
| Nominated by | V. N. Khare |
| Appointed by | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 April 1958 Nagpur |
| Alma mater | Nagpur University |
Career
He practised law in Nagpur after enrolment is Bar Council of Maharashtra on 17 October 1980. He became standing counsel for many Government Corporations. He was elevated as Additional Judge of Bombay High Court on 15 March 2004. After this he was elevated as Permanent Judge on 12 March 2006.
On 24th February 2020, He was appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Bombay High Court after the retirement of Chief Justice of the High court Pradeep Nandrajog.[3]
On 24 February 2020, he was appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. He was appointed as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court on 20 March 2020. He was retired on 27 April 2020.
References
- "Hon'ble Justices High Court of Mumbai". bombayhighcourt.nic.in.
- Feb 19, TNN |; 2020; Ist, 20:03. "Supreme Court collegium recommends transfer of Bombay HC judge RV More to Meghalaya HC | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-02-22.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- "Justice BP Dharmadhikari appointed acting Chief Justice of Bombay High Court [Read Notification]". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 2020-02-24.