Ravi Ranjan
Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.) Ravi Ranjan | |
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| Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court | |
| In office 17 November 2019 – 19 December 2022 | |
| Nominated by | Ranjan Gogoi |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court | |
| In office 10 November 2018 – 16 November 2019 | |
| Nominated by | Ranjan Gogoi |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Judge of Patna High Court | |
| In office 14 July 2008 – 9 November 2018 | |
| Nominated by | K. G. Balakrishnan |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 December 1960 Patna, Bihar |
| Alma mater | Patna University |
Justice Ravi Ranjan (born 20 December 1960) is an Indian Judge. He is former Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court[1][2] and Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court and Patna High Court.[3]
Career
[edit]Ravi Ranjan was born in a Bhumihar Brahmin family in 1960 at Patna. He passed M.Sc. in geology from Patna University, and LL.B. from Patna Law College in 1989. He was awarded Ph.D. in geology from Patna University. He joined Civil Engineering Department of the Bihar College of Engineering as a part-time Lecturer. After completion of LL.B., Ranjan joined Patna High Court for legal practice. He was appointed by Union of India as Senior Standing Counsel on 26 June 2004. On 14 July 2008 Ranjan was elevated as an Additional Judge of Patna High Court. He became the permanent Judge on 16 January 2010. He was appointed the Chief Justice of High Court of Jharkhand on 17 November 2019.[4][5] He was retired on 19 December 2022.
References
[edit]- ^ "Justice Dr Ravi Ranjan takes oath as Chief Justice of Jharkhand HC". newsonair.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Biju, Rintu Mariam (14 November 2019). "Justice Ravi Ranjan appointed as Chief Justice of Jharkhand HC [Read Notification]". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Emmanuel, Meera (17 October 2019). "SC Collegium proposes new Chief Justices for Five High Courts, deviates from earlier proposals [Read Statements]". Bar & Bench. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Hon'ble The Chief Justice Dr. Ravi Ranjan | High Court of Jharkhand, India". jharkhandhighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
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