Krishna Murari (born 9 July 1958) is a former judge of the

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and former chief justice of the

Punjab and Haryana High Court Punjab and Haryana High Court is the common High Court for the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh based in Chandigarh, India. Sanctioned strength of Judges of this High Court is 85 consisting of 64 Pe ...

. He has also served as a judge of the

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till his elevation as chief justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Career

Murari was born in a lawyer family of

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. His uncle G.N. Verma & R.N. Verma were senior advocate and a leading lawyer. Murari passed

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from the

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. He was enrolled as an advocate on 23 December 1981 and started practice in the

on civil, constitutional, company and revenue matters. In his 22 years law career, he served as standing counsel of Uttar Pradesh State Yarn Company, Northern Railway Primary Co-operative Bank, Uttar Pradesh State Textile Corporation etc. He also appeared for

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. Murari was appointed an additional judge of the Allahabad High Court on 7 January 2004 and became the permanent judge in 2005. On 2 June 2018 he was elevated in the post of the chief justice of

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after the retirement of Justice Shiavax Jal Vazifdar. He was elevated as judge of

on 23 September 2019. He retired from the Supreme Court on 8 July 2023. Over the course of his Supreme Court tenure, Murari authored 64 judgments.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Murari, Krishna 1958 births Living people 21st-century Indian judges 21st-century Indian lawyers Chief justices of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Judges of the Allahabad High Court Justices of the Supreme Court of India University of Allahabad alumni