Prakash Shrivastava (born 31 March 1961) is an Indian

Judge A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges. A judge hears all the witnesses and any other evidence presented by the barristers or solicitors of the case, assesses the credibility an ...

, serving as the Chief Justice of

Calcutta High Court The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India. It is located in B.B.D. Bagh, Kolkata, West Bengal. It has jurisdiction over the state of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The High Court buildi ...

since October 2021.

Career

He was born on 31 March 1961. He was enrolled as an Advocate on 2 February 1987. He has practised in Civil, Tax and Constitutional sides in

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. He was elevated as an Additional

Madhya Pradesh High Court The Madhya Pradesh High Court is the High Court of the state of Madhya Pradesh which is located in Jabalpur. It was established as the Nagpur High Court on 2 January 1936 by Letters Patent dated 2 January 1936, issued under Section 108 the '' ...

on 18 January 2008 and took oath as Permanent Judge on 15 January 2010. He was elevated as Chief Justice of

on 9 October 2021 and took oath on 11 October 2021.

References

{{Reflist Indian judges Living people 21st-century Indian judges 1961 births Chief Justices of the Calcutta High Court Judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court Supreme Court of India lawyers