K. Vinod Chandran

Hon'ble Chief Justice
Krishnan Vinod Chandran
Chief Justice of Patna High Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 March 2023
Nominated byDhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Appointed byDroupadi Murmu
Preceded bySanjay Karol
Judge of Kerala High Court
In office
8 November 2011 – 26 March 2023
Nominated byS. H. Kapadia
Appointed byPratibha Patil
Personal details
Born (1963-04-25) 25 April 1963 (age 61)
India
Alma materKerala Law Academy
WebsiteHigh Court of Kerala

Krishnan Vinod Chandran is an Indian Judge. Presently, he is Chief Justice of Patna High Court.[1][2][3][4] He is a former Judge of Kerala High Court.

Career

Justice Vinod graduated in law from Kerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram and started his practice at Paravoor in the year 1991 and later extended to High Court of Kerala. During his practice he served as Special Government Pleader (Taxes) of the Government of Kerala from 2007 to 2011. He was elevated as an Additional Judge of Kerala High Court on 8 November 2011 and was made permanent on 24 June 2013.[2][3] He was appointed as Chief Justice of Patna High Court on 29 March 2023. On 1 August 2023, Patna High Court's division bench comprising Chief Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice Partha Sarathy gave judgement that holding caste survey in Bihar is valid and legal.[5] The division bench passed the order in its 101-page verdict,[6][7][8] while dismissing all petitions challenging survey.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Official". hckerala.gov.in. Retrieved 12 Nov 2021 – via Official website High Court of Kerala.
  2. ^ a b "Four advocates appointed HC Judges". newindianexpress.com. 6 Nov 2011. Retrieved 12 Nov 2021 – via New Indian Express News.
  3. ^ a b "Four Additional Judges appointed to Kerala High Court". thehindubusinessline.com. 8 Nov 2011. Retrieved 12 Nov 2021 – via The Hindu Business Line News.
  4. ^ "4 Additional Judges Appointed to the Kerala High Court". babushahi.com. 8 Nov 2011. Retrieved 12 Nov 2021 – via Babushahi News.
  5. ^ "Patna high court holds caste survey in Bihar as valid and legal, dismisses all petitions challenging survey".
  6. ^ "Why the Patna High Court upheld Bihar's caste survey".
  7. ^ "IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA" (PDF).
  8. ^ "High Court's Green Signal To Bihar Caste Survey Challenged In Supreme Court".
  9. ^ "HC upholds Bihar caste survey".
  10. ^ "Patna HC upholds Bihar caste-based survey: Why it was challenged, what the court said".