Ashish Jitendra Desai

Ashish Jitendra Desai (born 5 July 1962) is an Indian Judge.[1] At present, he is the Chief Justice of Kerala High Court. He was Acting Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court previously.[2][3]

Justice A J Desai
'Justice Ashish Jitendra Desai

Hon'ble Chief Justice
Ashish Jitendra Desai
Chief Justice of Kerala High Court
Assumed office
22 July 2023
Nominated byDhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Appointed byDroupadi Murmu
Acting Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court
In office
26 February 2023  21 July 2023
Appointed byDroupadi Murmu
Judge of Gujarat High Court
In office
21 November 2011  25 February 2023
Nominated byS. H. Kapadia
Appointed byPratibha Patil
Personal details
Born (1962-07-05) 5 July 1962
Vadodara

Career

Justice Desai obtained an undergraduate degree in economics from St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad, and law degree from Sir L. A. Shah Law College, Ahmedabad. Initially, he worked at the law office of M. C. Bhatt and D. M. Bhatt. He practiced law first at City Civil and Sessions Court in Ahmedabad, then at Gujarat High Court. He became Additional Judge of High Court of Gujarat in 2011, and was confirmed as permanent judge in 2013.[4][5][6][7]

References

  1. Sharma, Sheenu (24 February 2023). "Breaking News, February 24 | HIGHLIGHTS". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  2. Bench, Bar &. "Justice Ashish Jitendra Desai appointed Acting Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  3. "Justice Ashish J Desai appointed Chief Justice of Kerala High Court". News9live. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  4. "Ashish Desai is acting Chief Justice of Guj HC". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  5. Upadhyay, Sparsh (24 February 2023). "Justice Ashish Jitendra Desai Appointed As The Acting Chief Justice Of Gujarat High Court". www.livelaw.in. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  6. "Justice A J Desai appointed as acting Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court". DeshGujarat. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  7. VoI, Team (24 February 2023). "Justice Ashish Jitendra Desai To Be Gujarat HC Acting Chief Justice". Vibes Of India. Retrieved 29 March 2023.


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