Justice Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria, 58, took oath as 34th Chief Justice of the Excessive Court docket of Karnataka on February 25. Governor Thaarwar Chand Gehlot administered oath to him at Raj Bhavan.
Born on March 23, 1965 at Ahmedabad in Gujarat, Justice Anjaria was serving because the senior most choose of the Excessive Court docket of Gujarat till his elevation as Chief Justice of the Excessive Court docket of Karnataka.
A local of Mandvi in Kachchh district, he hails from a household of attorneys and his father too had served within the judiciary. He began his observe as a lawyer in 1988 and later secured post-graduate diploma in regulation in 1989 from College Legislation Faculty, Ahmedabad. Other than conducting instances involving constitutional and all classes of civil instances, he has served as standing counsel for the Excessive Court docket of Gujarat, State Election Fee, Data Fee, Industrial Improvement Company, municipalities in Gujarat.
He was awarded analysis fellowship in 1992 by Late Navinchandra Desai Basis, Ahmedabad on ‘Freedom of Speech and Expression – With Reference to Media’, and likewise served as honorary Affiliate Editor of Gujarat Legislation Herald. He has authored a number of articles on constitutional and authorized topics, printed in books and regulation journals. He was elevated as an extra choose, Excessive Court docket of Gujarat on November 21, 2011 and confirmed as a everlasting choose on September 9, 2013.
Justice Anjaria is the third Chief Justice that the Excessive Court docket of Karnataka has witnessed within the brief length of 32 days. Earlier Chief Justice, Prasanna B. Varale, was elevated as a choose of the Supreme Court docket on January 24, 2024 and Justice P.S. Dinesh Kumar took oath as Chief Justice on February 3. Justice Dinesh Kumar retired on February 24 after serving for a brief length of twenty-two days as Chief Justice.