Prakash Shrivastava
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Prakash Shrivastava (born 31 March 1961) is an Indian
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. He had served as the Chief Justice of
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from October 2021 to March 2023. He is currently serving as Chairperson of
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since 21-08-2023.


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
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of
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on 18 January 2008 and took oath as Permanent Judge on 15 January 2010. He was elevated as Chief Justice of
Calcutta High Court The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India. It is located at Esplanade Row West, Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal. It has jurisdiction over the state of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. T ...
on 9 October 2021 and took oath on 11 October 2021.


References

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