Dinesh Maheshwari

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dinesh Maheshwari (born 15 May 1958) is the current Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka. His Lordship took oath as a Judge of Rajasthan High Court on 2 September 2004.^[1] He was transferred to Allahabad High Court and remained Senior Judge at the Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court from 2 March 2015. He took Oath as Chief Justice of the High Court of Meghalaya on the 24th February 2016. On transfer to Karnataka, Justice Dinesh Maheshwari took oath as 30th Chief Justice of High Court of Karnataka on 12 February 2018. ^[2]

Early life and education

He was Born on 15 May 1958. His father Late Sh. Ramesh Chandra Maheshwari was an eminent lawyer at Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur. He completed his graduation in B.Sc. (Hons) in Physics from Maharaja's College, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. He graduated in Law from Jodhpur University in 1980 and enrolled as an Advocate on March 8, 1981.

Career

Justice Dinesh Maheshwari started his practice in the year 1981 at District Civil Courts of Jodhpur and High Court of Rajasthan at Jodhpur. He practiced mainly on Civil & Constitutional sides while specialising mainly in Civil, Revenue, Arbitration and Company matters. He was lawyer for Revenue and Excise Departments of Government of Rajasthan in Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur; Urban Improvement Trust, Jodhpur, Municipal Corporation, Jodhpur; Urban Improvement Trust, Udaipur and Rajasthan Tribal Areas Development Co-Operative Federation, Udaipur and various other Co-operative Banks, Oil Companies, Autonomous Bodies, Boards and Corporations. After a practice and experience of about 23 years as a Laywer he was Elevated and appointed as a Judge of the Rajasthan High Court on 2nd September 2004.

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