Jasti Chelameswar

Jasti Chelameswar
Jasti Chelameswar
	Jasti Chelameswar (April 2014)
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
	In office; 10 October 2011 – 22 June 2018
Nominated by	S. H. Kapadia
Appointed by	Pratibha Patil
Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court
	In office; 17 March 2010 – 9 October 2011
Nominated by	K. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed by	Pratibha Patil
Preceded by	S. R. Bannurmath
Succeeded by	Manjula Chellur
Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court
	In office; 2 May 2007 – 17 March 2010
Nominated by	K. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed by	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court
	In office; 23 June 1997 – 2 May 2007
Nominated by	J. S. Verma
Appointed by	Ramaswamy Venkataraman
Personal details
Born	23 June 1953 (age 71); Movva mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Alma mater	Andhra University,; Loyola College, Chennai

Jasti Chelameswar (born 23 June 1953) is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India. He retired on 22 June 2018 as the second most senior supreme court judge.^[2] He previously served as the chief justice of the Kerala High Court from 2010 to 2011 and the Gauhati High Court from 2007 to 2010.^[3] He was also one of the four judges who held a controversial press conference against Chief Justice Dipak Misra.^[4]

^ "Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jasti Chelameswar". Supreme Court of India. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
^ "Justice Jasti Chelameswar sits with CJI Dipak Misra, dispels speculations". barandbench.com. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
^ Rautray, Samanwaya. "Meet Jasti Chelameswar, only judge who ruled in favour of government's NJAC - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
^ "Turmoil in Supreme Court as four judges speak out against Chief Justice Dipak Misra". Hindustan Times. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.

[sci-1] "Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jasti Chelameswar". Supreme Court of India. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2012.

[2] "Justice Jasti Chelameswar sits with CJI Dipak Misra, dispels speculations". barandbench.com. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.

[3] Rautray, Samanwaya. "Meet Jasti Chelameswar, only judge who ruled in favour of government's NJAC - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 November 2015.

[4] "Turmoil in Supreme Court as four judges speak out against Chief Justice Dipak Misra". Hindustan Times. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.

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Jasti Chelameswar
Jasti Chelameswar (April 2014)

Judge of the Supreme Court of India
In office 10 October 2011^[1] – 22 June 2018
Nominated by	S. H. Kapadia
Appointed by	Pratibha Patil
Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court
In office 17 March 2010 – 9 October 2011
Nominated by	K. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed by	Pratibha Patil
Preceded by	S. R. Bannurmath
Succeeded by	Manjula Chellur
Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court
In office 2 May 2007 – 17 March 2010
Nominated by	K. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed by	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court
In office 23 June 1997 – 2 May 2007
Nominated by	J. S. Verma
Appointed by	Ramaswamy Venkataraman

Personal details
Born	(1953-06-23) 23 June 1953 (age 71) Movva mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Alma mater	Andhra University, Loyola College, Chennai