Published On: January 05, 2021 at 13:10 IST
Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court
NAME- Prashant Kumar Mishra
PROFESSION- Judge
BORN- 29/08/1964
PLACE OF BIRTH- Raigarh, Chattisgarh
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EDUCATION- B.Sc.,LL.B. from Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya.
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SPECIALISATION- Civil, Criminal and Writ matters.
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BACKGROUND- Justice Prashant Mishra is an Indian judge. Presently, he is Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court. He is former Acting Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court. He has also served as Judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court.
He was born on 29 august 1964 in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. He completed B.Sc. and LL.B. from Guru Ghasidas University. He practiced law at Raigarh District Court, High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpur and High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur and dealt with Civil, Criminal and Writ branches of law.
CAREER TIMELINE–
1987- Enrolled as an advocate.
2004- Served as Additional Advocate General for the state of Chhattisgarh.
2007- Served as Advocate General for the state of Chhattisgarh.
2009- Elevated as a Judge of Chhattisgarh High Court.
June, 2021- Served as acting Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court.
Oct, 2021- Appointed as Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court.
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REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT – Had been Chairman of Chhattisgarh State Bar Council for a period of 2\BD years.
Was appointed/co-opted Member of the Rule Making Committee of High Court of Chhattisgarh.
Had been Chancellor’s Nominee in the Executive Council of Guru Ghasidas University, Bilaspur.
Was associated with Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) as its Ex-Officio Member in the Executive Council.
Was Acting Chief Justice of High Court of Chhattisgarh from 01.6.2021 to 11.10.2021.
Appointed as Chief Justice of High Court of Andhra Pradesh and assumed charge of the Office of the Chief Justice, High Court of Andhra Pradesh on 13.10.2021.