Dinesh Maheshwari (born 15 May 1958) is a former Judge of the Supreme Court of India. He is a former Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court & High Court of Meghalaya. He took the oath as a Judge of Rajasthan High Court on 2 September 2004.[1] He was transferred to the Allahabad High Court and remained senior Judge at the Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court from 2 March 2015. He took oath as Chief Justice of the High Court of Meghalaya on 24 February 2016. On transfer to Karnataka, Justice Maheshwari took oath as 30th Chief Justice of High Court of Karnataka on 12 February 2018.[2] He took oath as Judge of the Supreme Court of India on 18 January 2019.
Early life and education
Maheshwari was born on 15 May 1958. His father Ramesh Chandra Maheshwari was a lawyer at Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur. He completed his graduation in B.Sc. (Hons.) in physics from Maharaja's College, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. He graduated in law from Jodhpur University in 1980 and enrolled as an advocate on March 8, 1981.
Career
After a practice and experience of about 23 years as a lawyer he was elevated and appointed a judge of the Rajasthan High Court on 2 September 2004.
Judicial service
Maheshwari wrote a majority opinion in Janhit Abhiyan v Union of India, holding that the 103rd Amendment to the Constitution did not violate the basic structure, and upholding reservations for Economically Weaker Sections.[3]
References
- ^ "Untitled Page". hcraj.nic.in. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ "High Court of Meghalaya". meghalayahighcourt.nic.in. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ Rajagopal, Krishnadas (7 November 2022). "Supreme Court, in a majority verdict, upholds constitutional validity of EWS quota". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
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