Abhay Shreeniwas Oka (born 25 May 1960) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India and former chief justice of the Karnataka High Court[1] and judge of the Bombay High Court.
Career
Oka was born on 25 May 1960 and enrolled as an advocate on 28 June 1983. He practiced for 19 years at the Bombay High Court, appellate side, in civil, constitutional, and service matters, specializing in all of them.
He was appointed an additional judge of the Bombay High Court on 29 August 2003 and a permanent judge on 12 November 2005.
He was appointed chief justice of the Karnataka High Court on 30 April 2019 and sworn in on 10 May 2019.[1]
Oka was elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court of India on 26 August 2021 and took oath on 31 August 2021.
References
- ^ a b "Orders of appointment of Shri Justice A S Oka, Judge of Bombay HC as CJ Karanataka HC (30.04.2019)" (PDF). 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
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