S.R. Krishna Kumar

The Honourable
Justice of Karnataka High Court
S.R. Krishna Kumar
Judge of Karnataka High Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 March 2021
Nominated byA.S. Oka, Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind, President of India
Additional Judge of Karnataka High Court
In office
23 September 2019 – 28 February 2021
Nominated byA.S. Oka, Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind, President of India
Personal details
Born (1970-05-07) 7 May 1970 (age 54)
Alma materUniversity Law College, Bangalore University

Singapuram Raghavachar Krishna Kumar is a is an Indian judge of Karnataka High Court.[1]

Early life

S.R. Krishna Kumar was born on 7 May 1970. He graduated with Bachelor of Law from University Law College, Bangalore University. He enrolled as an Advocate on 29 August 1992. He practiced as an advocate in the Karnataka High Court as well as Civil Courts, Criminal Courts and Tribunals.[1]

Judge of High Court

The Karnataka High Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice A.S. Oka recommended the appointment of S.R. Krishna Kumar as an Additional Judge of Karnataka High Court. The recommendation was cleared by the Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on 25 March 2019 and he was appointed on 23 September 2019.[2][3][4]

The Karnataka High Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice A.S. Oka recommended the elevation of S.R. Krishna Kumar as a Permanent Judge of Karnataka High Court. The recommendation was cleared by the Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde on 16 December 2020 and he was appointed on 1 March 2021.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.R. Krishna Kumar". High Court of Karnataka. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023.
  2. ^ "4 additional judges sworn in for Karnataka High Court". Bangalore Mirror. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  3. ^ Notification of appointment of Singapuram Raghavachar Krishna Kumar, Ashok Subhashchandra Kinagi, Suraj Govindaraj and Sachin Shankar Magadum as Additional Judges of Karnataka High Court (PDF), Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India, 19 September 2019, archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2023
  4. ^ "SC Collegium recommends 8 advocates for K'tka HC judges". Legend Officers. 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  5. ^ Upadhyay, Sparsh (2021-02-22). "Four Additional Judges Of Karnataka High Court Made Permanent [Read Notification]". www.livelaw.in. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  6. ^ Collegium Statement (PDF), Supreme Court of India, 16 December 2020, archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2023
  7. ^ Notification of appointment of Singapuram Raghavachar Krishna Kumar, Ashok Subhashchandra Kinagi, Suraj Govindaraj and Sachin Shankar Magadum as Judges of Karnataka High Court (PDF), Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India, 22 February 2021, archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2023