Ritu Raj Awasthi (born 3 July 1960) is an Indian Judge. He is serving as the
Chairperson
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of
22nd Law Commission of India from 9 November 2022 to 26 March 2024. He was
Chief Justice of
Karnataka High Court
The High Court of Karnataka (''IAST: Karnāṭaka Ućća Nyāyālaya'', commonly referred to as the Karnataka High Court and formerly known as the Mysore High Court, is the highest judicial authority of the Indian state of Karnataka. The court ...
from 11 October 2021 to 2 July 2022. He was a
Judge
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of
Allahabad High Court
Allahabad High Court, officially known as High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, is the high court based in the city of Prayagraj, formerly known as Allahabad, that has jurisdiction over the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established o ...
from 13 April 2009 to 10 October 2021. Ritu Raj Awasthi was appointed as
Law Commission
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chairperson on 7 November 2022 and served there till 26 March 2024. On 27 March he was appointed as Judicial Member of Lokpal and will serve there till 26 March 2029.
Career
Born on 3 July 1960, he was graduated in the year 1980. He was enrolled as an Advocate on 1 February 1987. He has practiced in civil service and educational matters. He was elevated as an Additional
Judge
A judge is a person who wiktionary:preside, presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a judicial panel. In an adversarial system, the judge hears all the witnesses and any other Evidence (law), evidence presented by the barris ...
of
Allahabad High Court
Allahabad High Court, officially known as High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, is the high court based in the city of Prayagraj, formerly known as Allahabad, that has jurisdiction over the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established o ...
on 13 April 2009 and took oath as Permanent Judge on 24 December 2010. He was elevated as
Chief Justice of
Karnataka High Court
The High Court of Karnataka (''IAST: Karnāṭaka Ućća Nyāyālaya'', commonly referred to as the Karnataka High Court and formerly known as the Mysore High Court, is the highest judicial authority of the Indian state of Karnataka. The court ...
on 9 October 2021 and took oath on 11 October 2021. He retired on 2 July 2022.
On 9 November 2022, he was appointed as the
Chairperson
The chair, also chairman, chairwoman, or chairperson, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a Board of directors, board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by ...
of the
22nd Law Commission of India and served there till 26 March 2024. On 27 March he was appointed as Judicial Member of Lokpal and will serve there till 26 March 2029.
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Indian judges
1960 births
Living people