Amreshwar Pratap Sahi (born 1 January 1959) is an Indian judge. He is former Chief Justice of

Madras High Court The Madras High Court is a High Court in India. It has appellate jurisdiction over the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. It is located in Chennai, and is the third oldest high court of India after the Calcutta High C ...

, and Patna High Court and

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 ...

Allahabad High Court Allahabad High Court, also known as High Court of Judicature at Allahabad is the high court based in Prayagraj that has jurisdiction over the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established on 17 March 1866, making it one of the oldest high ...

Career

Sahi graduated in law in year 1985, and enrolled as an advocate of the Allahabad high court on September 6, 1985, where he practiced civil and constitutional matters. He became an additional judge of the Allahabad high court on September 24, 2004 and was confirmed as permanent judge on August 18, 2005. On 23 October, he was appointed senior most judge of

. On 10 November 2018, he was appointed chief justice of Patna High Court, and was sworn in on 17 November 2018. On 11 November 2019, he took oath as chief justice of

. He retired on 31 December 2020.

References

1959 births Living people Chief Justices of the Patna High Court Judges of the Allahabad High Court 21st-century Indian judges {{India-law-bio-stub