Dipak Misra

Dipak Misra
Dipak Misra
	Misra in 2017
45th Chief Justice of India
	In office; 28 August 2017 – 2 October 2018
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Preceded by	Jagdish Singh Khehar
Succeeded by	Ranjan Gogoi
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
	In office; 10 October 2011 – 28 August 2017
Appointed by	Pratibha Patil
Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court
	In office; 24 May 2010 – 10 October 2014
Appointed by	Shankar Dayal Sharma
Preceded by	Ajit Prakash Shah
Succeeded by	D. Murugesan
Chief Justice of the Patna High Court
	In office; 1 December 2009 – 23 May 2010
Appointed by	Pratibha Patil
Preceded by	Prafulla Kumar Mishra
Succeeded by	Rekha Manharlal Doshit
Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court
	In office; 3 March 1997 – 30 November 2009
Appointed by	Shankar Dayal Sharma
Judge of the Orissa High Court
	In office; 17 January 1996 – 2 March 1997
Appointed by	Shankar Dayal Sharma
Personal details
Born	3 October 1953 (age 70)
Relatives	Ranganath Misra (uncle)
Alma mater	Madhusudan Law College, Cuttack

Dipak Misra (born 3 October 1953) is an Indian jurist who served as the 45th Chief Justice of India from 28 August 2017 till 2 October 2018.^[2]^[3]^[4] He is also former Chief Justice of the Patna High Court and Delhi High Court. He is the nephew of Justice Ranganath Misra, who was the 21st Chief Justice from 1990 to 1991.^[1]^[5]

^ ^a ^b Rautray, Samanwaya (9 August 2017). "Dipak Misra, the Man behind Nation Anthem ruling to be next CJI". The Economic Times. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
^ "Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dipak Misra". Supreme Court of India. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
^ Maneesh Chhibber (1 October 2012). "The courtrooom cast after presidential reference". The Indian Express. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
^ Bhardwaj, Ankur (3 October 2018). "Tenure of CJI Dipak Misra: 400 days of tumult for the 'Master of Roster'". Business Standard.
^ Deshpande, Swati (15 May 2016). "He taught me that law needs to have a human face". The Times of India.

[et-9aug17-1] Rautray, Samanwaya (9 August 2017). "Dipak Misra, the Man behind Nation Anthem ruling to be next CJI". The Economic Times. Retrieved 9 August 2017.

[sc-2] "Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dipak Misra". Supreme Court of India. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2012.

[3] Maneesh Chhibber (1 October 2012). "The courtrooom cast after presidential reference". The Indian Express. Retrieved 23 April 2018.

[4] Bhardwaj, Ankur (3 October 2018). "Tenure of CJI Dipak Misra: 400 days of tumult for the 'Master of Roster'". Business Standard.

[5] Deshpande, Swati (15 May 2016). "He taught me that law needs to have a human face". The Times of India.

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Dipak Misra
Misra in 2017

45th Chief Justice of India
In office 28 August 2017 – 2 October 2018
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
Preceded by	Jagdish Singh Khehar
Succeeded by	Ranjan Gogoi
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
In office 10 October 2011 – 28 August 2017
Appointed by	Pratibha Patil
Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court
In office 24 May 2010 – 10 October 2014
Appointed by	Shankar Dayal Sharma
Preceded by	Ajit Prakash Shah
Succeeded by	D. Murugesan
Chief Justice of the Patna High Court
In office 1 December 2009 – 23 May 2010
Appointed by	Pratibha Patil
Preceded by	Prafulla Kumar Mishra
Succeeded by	Rekha Manharlal Doshit
Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court
In office 3 March 1997 – 30 November 2009
Appointed by	Shankar Dayal Sharma
Judge of the Orissa High Court
In office 17 January 1996 – 2 March 1997
Appointed by	Shankar Dayal Sharma

Personal details
Born	(1953-10-03) 3 October 1953 (age 70)
Relatives	Ranganath Misra (uncle)^[1]
Alma mater	Madhusudan Law College, Cuttack