Shivaraj Virupanna Patil (born 12 January 1940) is a retired Indian judge who served as a justice of the

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from 2000 to 2005.

Career

Patil joined the bar in 1962, practising in

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until the late 1970s. In 1990 he became a judge of the

Karnataka High Court Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

, transferring to the

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in 1994. He served as Chief Justice of the Madras High Court from late 1998 until becoming chief justice of the

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in early 1999. Patil was appointed a justice of the

in March 2000, retiring in January 2005.

Post-judicial career

In July 2011, he was selected as

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of Karnataka State Government. He has authored a book, munjaavigondu nudikirana, which was released on his 72nd birthday, 12 January 2012. He has two sons, Basava Prabhu Patil, Sr. Advocate practicing in Supreme court of India and

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who is a doctor, heading Sparsh Hospital in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Patil, Shivaraj 1941 births Living people 20th-century Indian judges 21st-century Indian judges Chief Justices of the Madras High Court Chief Justices of the Rajasthan High Court Judges of the Karnataka High Court Judges of the Madras High Court Justices of the Supreme Court of India Ombudsmen in India People from Raichur district Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 2016