P. V. Sanjay Kumar

P. V. Sanjay Kumar
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 February 2023
Nominated byDhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Appointed byDroupadi Murmu
Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court
In office
14 February 2021 – 5 February 2023
Nominated bySharad Arvind Bobde
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court
In office
14 October 2019 – 13 February 2021
Nominated byRanjan Gogoi
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Judge of the Telangana High Court
In office
8 August 2008 – 13 October 2019
Nominated byK. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed byPratibha Patil
Personal details
Born (1963-08-14) 14 August 1963 (age 61)
Alma materUniversity of Delhi

Puligoru Venkata Sanjay Kumar (born on 14 August 1963) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He is a former chief justice of the Manipur High Court. He has also served as a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and Telangana High Court.[1]

Early life

P.V. Kumar was born on 14 August 1963, in Hyderabad to late P. Ramachandra Reddy and P. Padmavathamma. P.Ramachandra Reddy was the former Advocate General of Andhra Pradesh High Court (1969 to 1982). He completed his graduation in Commerce from Nizam College, Hyderabad, and Law Degree from Delhi University in 1988 and enrolled in the Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh in August 1988.

Career

He practiced at Andhra Pradesh High Court. He has served as the government pleader in the Andhra Pradesh High Court from 2000 to 2003. He was elevated as additional judge of Telangana High Court on 8 August 2008 and made permanent judge on 20 January 2010. He was transferred as Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court on 14 October 2019.[citation needed]

He was elevated as Chief Justice of Manipur High Court on 12 February 2021 and took the oath on 14 February 2021.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Supreme Court Collegium recommends Justice PV Sanjay Kumar for appointment as Chief Justice of Manipur High Court". Bar & Bench. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  2. ^ Bar and Bench (12 February 2021). "Justice PV Sanjay Kumar appointed Chief Justice of Manipur High Court". Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.


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